Structure determination of three furan-substituted benzimidazoles and calculation of π-π and C-H···π interaction energies

Structure, Z' = 2 Crystal Packing Features of 3-(2-Chlorobenzylidene)-5-(p-tolyl)furan-2(3H)-one

3-(2-Chlorobenzylidene)-5-(p-tolyl)furan-2(3H)-one (1), C18H13ClO2, crystallizes with Z = 8 and Z' = 2, and the structure at 100 K has orthorhombic (Pna21) symmetry. Each kind of molecule takes part in π-π stacking interactions to form infinite chains parallel to the c axis. We believe that the existence of two forms can be explained by the probable rotation around a single C-C bond. The quantum chemical modeling reveals that these molecules are almost equivalent energetically, and they can be described as the two most stable conformers (rotamers) with a minor rotational barrier of about 0.67 kcal/mol.

A luminescent bis(pyridyl)-substituted benzimidazole platinum(II) complex exhibiting an intermolecular anagostic interaction

The photophysical properties of transition metal complexes of the 5,6-dimethyl-2-(pyridin-2-yl)-1-(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)-1H-benzimidazole ligand are of interest. Dichlorido[5,6-dimethyl-2-(pyridin-2-yl)-1-(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)-1H-benzimidazole-κ2 N 2,N 3]platinum(II), [PtCl2(C20H18N4)], is luminescent in the solid state at room temperature. The compound displays a distorted square-planar coordination geometry. The Pt—N(imidazole) bond length is shorter than the Pt—N(pyridine) bond length. The extended structure reveals that symmetry-related molecules display weak C—H...N, C—H...Cl, and C—H...Pt hydrogen-bonding interactions that are clearly discernable in the Hirshfeld surface and fingerprint plots. The intermolecular C—H...Pt and C—H...N interactions have been explored using density functional theory. The result of an analysis of the distance dependence of C—H...Pt yields a value consistent with that observed in the solid-state structure. The energy of interaction for the C—H...Pt interaction is found to be about −11 kJ mol−1.

Synthesis and characterization of a novel long-alkyl-chain ester-substituted benzimidazole gelator and its octan-1-ol solvate

The synthesis of a novel benzimidazole derivative with a long-chain-ester substituent, namely methyl 8-[4-(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)phenoxy]octanoate, (3), is reported. Ester (3) shows evidence of aggregation in solution and weak gelation ability with toluene. The octan-1-ol solvate, methyl 8-[4-(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)phenoxy]octanoate octan-1-ol monosolvate, C₂₂H₂₆N₂O₃·C₈H₁₈O, (4), exhibits a four-molecule hydrogen-bonded motif in the solid state, with N-H...O hydrogen bonds between benzimidazole molecules and O-H...N hydrogen bonds between the octan-1-ol solvent molecules and the benzimidazole unit. The alkyl chains of the ester and the octan-1-ol molecules are in unfolded conformations. The phenylene ring is canted by 10.27 (6)° from the plane of the benzimidazole ring system. H...C contacts make up 20.7% of the Hirshfeld surface coverage. Weak C-H...π interactions involving the benzimidazole alkyl chain and three aromatic rings are observed.

Conformational differences and intermolecular C-H...N interactions in three polymorphs of a bis(pyridinyl)-substituted benzimidazole

The structural characterization of several polymorphic forms of a compound allow the interplay between molecular conformation and intermolecular interactions to be studied, which can contribute to the development of strategies for the rational preparation of materials with desirable properties and the tailoring of intermolecular interactions to produce solids with predictable characteristics of interest in crystal engineering. The crystal structures of two new polymorphs of 5,6-dimethyl-2-(pyridin-2-yl)-1-[(pyridin-2-yl)methyl]-1H-benzimidazole, C₂₀H₁₈N₄, are reported. The previously reported polymorph, (1) [Geiger & DeStefano (2014). Acta Cryst. E70, o365], exhibits the space group C2/c, whereas polymorphs (2) and (3) presented here are in the Pnma and P-1 space groups, respectively. The molecular structures of the three forms differ in their orientations of the 2-(pyridin-2-yl)- and 1-[(pyridin-2-yl)methyl]- substituents. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations show that the relative energies of the molecule in the three conformations follows the order (1) < (2) < (3), with a spread of 10.6 kJ mol^-1. An analysis of the Hirshfeld surfaces shows that the three polymorphs exhibit intermolecular C-H...N interactions, which can be classified into six types. Based on DFT calculations involving pairs of molecules having the observed interactions, the C-H...N energy in the systems explored is approximately -11.2 to -14.4 kJ mol^-1.

Multiple N-H···NC, C-H···NC and nitrile···π interactions in 4,4'-bipyridine-1,1'-diium bis(1,1,3,3-tetracyano-2-ethoxypropenide): structure determination and DFT calculations of anion···π cation interaction energies

Polynitrile anions are important in both coordination chemistry and molecular materials chemistry, and are interesting for their extensive electronic delocalization. The title compound crystallizes with two symmetry-independent half 4,4'-bipyridine-1,1'-diium (bpyH2(2+)) cations and two symmetry-independent 1,1,3,3-tetracyano-2-ethoxypropenide (tcnoet(-)) anions in the asymmetric unit. One of the bpyH2(2+) ions is located on a crystallographic twofold rotation axis (canted pyridine rings) and the other is located on a crystallographic inversion center (coplanar pyridine rings). The ethyl group of one of the tcnoet(-) anions is disordered over two sites with equal populations. The extended structure exhibits two separate N-H···NC hydrogen-bonding motifs, which result in a sheet structure parallel to (010), and weak C-H···NC hydrogen bonds form joined rings. Two types of multicenter CN···π interactions are observed between the bpyH2(2+) rings and tcnoet(-) anions. An additonal CN···π interaction between adjacent tcnoet(-) anions is observed. Using density functional theory, the calculated attractive energy between cation and anion pairs in the tcnoet(-)···π(bipyridinediium) interactions were found to be 557 and 612 kJ mol(-1) for coplanar and canted bpyH2(2+) cations, respectively.