Crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of 4-{2,2-dichloro-1-[(E)-2-(4-methylphenyl)diazen-1-yl]ethenyl}-N,N-dimethylaniline

Abstract

In the tile compound, C17H17Cl2N3, the dihedral angle between the benzene rings is 62.73 (9)°. In the crystal, there are no classical hydrogen bonds. Molecules are linked by a pair of C—Cl...π interactions, forming an inversion dimer. A short intermolecular HL...HL contact [Cl...Cl = 3.2555 (9) Å] links the dimers, forming a ribbon along the c-axis direction. The Hirshfeld surface analysis and two-dimensional fingerprint plots reveal that the most important contributions for the crystal packing are from H...H (45.4%), Cl...H/H...Cl (21.0%) and C...H/H...C (19.0%) contacts.

Keywords

• crystal structure
• hirshfeld surface analysis
• non-covalent interactions
• halogen and h-atom contacts