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Intriguing relationships and associations in the crystal structures of a family of substituted aspirin molecules

Intriguing relationships and associations in the crystal structures of a family of substituted aspirin molecules
Intriguing relationships and associations in the crystal structures of a family of substituted aspirin molecules
A number of ring-substituted aspirin molecules have been synthesised and their crystal structures determined. All contain the strongly H-bonded carboxylate dimer found in the two forms of aspirin itself. Detailed analysis of the further packing of this dimer reveals that the 5-chloro, 5-bromo and 5-iodo derivatives form an isostructural group, as do the 5-fluoro, 5-methyl and 5-nitro derivatives. The 3-methyl and 4-methyl structures have close 3D similarity and may be classified as pseudoisostructural. The structures of the first two groups have a common 1D stack of dimers which contributes to two different 2D layers. One of the 2D layers is found in the fluoro, nitro and 5-methyl isostructures and also in the 3-methyl and 4-methyl derivatives. The second layer motif is found in the chloro, bromo and iodo groups and is also present in the fluoro, nitro and 5-methyl structures. The 6-methyl structure shares a 1D motif with the chloro, bromo and iodo groups. The packing variations are linked to different types of intermolecular interactions. In the 5-Cl, Br, and I groups, we find short Hal center dot center dot center dot O contacts to the carboxylate carbonyl; in the 5-F, 5-NO(2) and 5-Me derivatives we find the acyl center dot center dot center dot acyl dimer interaction, present also in aspirin form I. In addition, the 5-F structure contains F center dot center dot center dot O short contacts to a carboxylate hydroxyl oxygen and in the 5-NO(2) we find N-O center dot center dot center dot H-C contacts to an acyl
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953-959
Hursthouse, Michael B.
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Montis, Riccardo
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Tizzard, Graham J.
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Hursthouse, Michael B.
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Montis, Riccardo
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Tizzard, Graham J.
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Hursthouse, Michael B., Montis, Riccardo and Tizzard, Graham J. (2010) Intriguing relationships and associations in the crystal structures of a family of substituted aspirin molecules. CrystEngComm, 12 (3), 953-959. (doi:10.1039/b919538f).

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A number of ring-substituted aspirin molecules have been synthesised and their crystal structures determined. All contain the strongly H-bonded carboxylate dimer found in the two forms of aspirin itself. Detailed analysis of the further packing of this dimer reveals that the 5-chloro, 5-bromo and 5-iodo derivatives form an isostructural group, as do the 5-fluoro, 5-methyl and 5-nitro derivatives. The 3-methyl and 4-methyl structures have close 3D similarity and may be classified as pseudoisostructural. The structures of the first two groups have a common 1D stack of dimers which contributes to two different 2D layers. One of the 2D layers is found in the fluoro, nitro and 5-methyl isostructures and also in the 3-methyl and 4-methyl derivatives. The second layer motif is found in the chloro, bromo and iodo groups and is also present in the fluoro, nitro and 5-methyl structures. The 6-methyl structure shares a 1D motif with the chloro, bromo and iodo groups. The packing variations are linked to different types of intermolecular interactions. In the 5-Cl, Br, and I groups, we find short Hal center dot center dot center dot O contacts to the carboxylate carbonyl; in the 5-F, 5-NO(2) and 5-Me derivatives we find the acyl center dot center dot center dot acyl dimer interaction, present also in aspirin form I. In addition, the 5-F structure contains F center dot center dot center dot O short contacts to a carboxylate hydroxyl oxygen and in the 5-NO(2) we find N-O center dot center dot center dot H-C contacts to an acyl

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Published date: 2010
Organisations: Organic Chemistry: Synthesis, Catalysis and Flow

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Local EPrints ID: 347459
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/347459
ISSN: 1466-8033
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ORCID for Graham J. Tizzard: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1577-5779

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