Crystal structures of isomeric 4-bromo-N-[(2-nitrophenyl)sulfonyl]benzamide and 4-bromo-N-[(4-nitrophenyl)sulfonyl]benzamide

Abstract

The syntheses and crystal structures of the isomeric 4-bromo-N-[(2-nitrophenyl)sulfonyl]benzamide, (I), and 4-bromo-N-[(4-nitrophenyl)sulfonyl]benzamide, (II), are described (molecular formula = C13H9BrN2O5S in each case). The asymmetric unit of (I) contains two independent molecules [(IA) and (IB)], while that of (II) contains one molecule. The benzoic acid aromatic ring of molecule (IA) is disordered due to rotation about the Car—C(=O) bond over two orientations in a 0.525 (9):0.475 (9) ratio. The dihedral angle between the benzene rings is 85.9 (3)° in (IA) and 65.22 (19)° in (IB), while in (II), the corresponding value is 56.7 (7)°. In the crystals of (I) and (II), N—H...O, C—H...O and C—H...π interactions generate three-dimensional networks.

Keywords

• crystal structure
• sulfonamides
• N—H...O hydrogen bonds
• C—H...O interactions
• C—H...π interactions