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Title: Condensation Reaction of 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydro-1,10-phenanthroline and Formaldehyde: Synthesis and Crystal Structures of Bis(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1,10-phenanthroline-6-yl)methane and Its p-Toluenesulfonate Salt

Journal Article · · Crystallography Reports

A new heterocyclic compound, bis(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1,10-phenanthroline-6-yl) methane (1), was obtained by the condensation reaction of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1,10-phenanthroline (tphen) and formaldehyde (HCHO). The p-toluenesulfonate salt of 1, (ptsa){sub 2} · (1H{sub 2}) (2, ptsaH = p-toluenesulfonic acid), is also synthesized and characterized. Cystal structures of 1 and 2 are determined by X-ray single crystal diffraction. The molecules of 1 form a 1D helix supramolecular chain by weak N−H···N hydrogen bonds, while in crystal 2, the 1H{sub 2}{sup 2+} cations and ptsa{sup -} anions are alternately connected by strong N−H···O hydrogen bonds and generate a 1D zigzag supramolecular chain. The result also proves that the condensation reaction of tphen can provide its C6 condensation product with high regioselectivity.

OSTI ID:
22758294
Journal Information:
Crystallography Reports, Vol. 62, Issue 7; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2017 Pleiades Publishing, Inc.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-7745
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English