Two new isatin derivatives: 1-benzyl-4,5,6-trimethoxyindoline-2,3-dione and 1-benzyl-5-fluoroindoline-2,3-dione

6-Chloro-1-phenylindoline-2,3-dione: absolute structure, non-linear optical and charge-transport properties

A polycrystalline sample of the title compound exhibits a considerable second-order non-linear optical effect (frequency doubling of 1064 nm light to output 532 nm light). In the crystal, mol­ecules are linked by C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, generating chains along the [100] direction. Based on a DFT calculation, [100] proves to be the most favourable direction for charge transport and the title crystal could be used as a hole-transport material because of its high hole mobility.

In the title compound, C₁₄H₈ClNO₂, the dihedral angle between the isatin moiety (r.m.s. deviation = 0.014 Å) and the phenyl ring is 51.8 (1)°. All mol­ecules have the same ‘frozen chiral’ conformation in the non-centrosymmetric P2₁2₁2₁ space group. A polycrystalline sample of the title compound exhibits a considerable second-order non-linear optical effect (frequency doubling of 1064 nm light to output 532 nm light). In the crystal, mol­ecules are linked by C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, generating chains along the [100] direction. Based on a DFT calculation, [100] proves to be the most favourable direction for charge transport and the title crystal could be used as a hole-transport material because of its high hole mobility.

1-Benzyl-5-methylindoline-2,3-dione

The title compound, C16H13NO2, is an isatin (indole-2,3-dione) derivative. The isatin moiety is almost planar with an r.m.s. deviation of 0.022 Å, and its mean plane makes a dihedral angle of 74.19 (12)° with the benzyl ring. In the crystal, molecules are linked by C—H...O hydrogen bonds, formingC(6) chains propagating along thea-axis direction. The chains are linkedviaC—H...π interactions, forming slabs parallel to theabplane. Within the slabs there are weak π–π interactions present involving inversion-related isatin moieties.