The dihedral angle between the indole and benzene ring systems in the title compound, C 17 H 11 N 3 O 2 , is 4.37 (7) . In the crystal structure, molecules are linked by N-HÁ Á ÁN and C-HÁ Á ÁO hydrogen bonds, resulting in the formation of layers. These layers are further interconnected through weak
(Z)-3-[1-(4-Chlorobenzyl)-1H-indol-3-yl]-2-(3-thienyl)acrylonitrile
✍ Scribed by Sonar, Vijayakumar N. ;Parkin, Sean ;Crooks, Peter A.
- Publisher
- International Union of Crystallography
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 544 KB
- Volume
- 63
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1600-5368
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✦ Synopsis
The title compound, C 22 H 15 ClN 2 S, was prepared by the basecatalyzed reaction of 1-(4-chlorobenzyl)indole-3-carboxaldehyde with thiophene-3-acetonitrile and recrystallization of the product from methanol. The double bond connecting the indole and thiophene units has Z geometry. The indole ring system is nearly planar and makes a dihedral angle of 79.81 (4) with the plane of the 4-chlorophenyl ring. The molecule exhibits orientational disorder of the thienyl fragment, with occupancy factors of 0.65:0.35.
📜 SIMILAR VOLUMES
The molecules of the title compound, C 19 H 16 N 4 O, are linked into a three-dimensional architecture by N-HÁ Á ÁO hydrogen bonds. ## Related literature For a related crystal structure, see Ali et al. (2007).