Ethyl 4-(5-bromo-1H-indol-3-yl)-2,6,6-trimethyl-5-oxo-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydroquinoline-3-carboxylate

Abstract

The title compound, C23H25BrN2O3, crystallizes with two independent molecules in the asymmetric unit (Z′ = 2) which differ in the twist of the 5-bromo-1H-indole ring with respect to the plane of the 4-methyl-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydroquinoline ring [dihedral angles of 78.55 (9) and 89.70 (8)° in molecules A and B, respectively]. The indole ring is planar in both molecules [maximum deviations = 0.021 (3) and −0.020 (3) Å for the N atom] while the cyclohexene ring has adopts a sofa conformation. In the crystal, molecules are linked by pairs of N—H...O hydrogen bonds, forming dimers with R12(6) ring motifs. These dimers are connected by N—H...O hydrogen bonds, generating chains along [110]. A C—H...O contact occurs between the independent molecules.