scholarly journals (E,E)-3-Methyl-2,5-bis(4-methylbenzylidene)cyclopentanone: synthesis, characterization, Hirshfeld surface analysis and antibacterial activity

Author(s):  
Fatiha Mahdi ◽  
Assia Sid ◽  
Rafika Bouchene ◽  
Paul Mosset ◽  
Thierry Roisnel

The title compound, (E,E)-3-methyl-2,5-bis(4-methylbenzylidene)cyclopentanone (MBMCP), C22H22O, was obtained by Claisen–Schmidt condensation of 4-methylbenzaldehyde with 3-methylcyclopentanone in good yield. The structure of MBMCP was studied using UV, FT–IR and Raman spectroscopy, single-crystal X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements, and 1H and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. The molecular structure of MBMCP is fully extended in the E,E configuration. C—H...π stacking interactions play a significant role in the stabilization of the molecular packing. Hirshfeld surface analysis was used to quantify the non-covalent interactions in the crystal lattice. Microbiological studies were performed to investigate the antimicrobial activity of this new product.

2018 ◽  
Vol 74 (6) ◽  
pp. 703-714 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ouafa Dammene Debbih ◽  
Assia Sid ◽  
Rafika Bouchene ◽  
Sofiane Bouacida ◽  
Wissam Mazouz ◽  
...  

Two chalcones were synthesized by the aldolic condensation of enolizable aromatic ketones with substituted benzaldehydes under Claisen–Schmidt reaction conditions and then treated with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine to yield their corresponding hydrazones. The two (E,Z)-2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazone structures, namely (Z)-1-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)-2-[(E)-3-(4-methylphenyl)-1-phenylallylidene]hydrazine, C22H18N4O4, (H1), and (Z)-1-[(E)-3-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-(naphthalen-1-yl)allylidene]-2-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)hydrazine, C25H17ClN4O4, (H2), were isolated by recrystallization and characterized by FT–IR, UV–Vis, single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction methods. The UV–Vis spectra of the hydrazones have been studied in two organic solvents of different polarity. It was found that (H2) has a molar extinction coefficient larger than 40000. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that the molecular zigzag chains of (H1) and (H2) are interconnected through noncovalent contacts. A quantitative analysis of the intermolecular interactions in the crystal structures has been performed using Hirshfeld surface analysis. All the synthesized chalcones and hydrazones were evaluated for their antibacterial and antioxidant activities. Results indicate that the studied compounds show significant activity against Gram negativeEscherichia colistrain and the chalcone 3-(4-methylphenyl)-1-phenylprop-2-en-1-one, (C1), was the most effective. In addition, only hydrazone (H1) displayed a moderate DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl hydrazyl) scavenging efficiency.


CrystEngComm ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marissa K. Melvin ◽  
Brian W. Skelton ◽  
Paul K. Eggers ◽  
Colin L. Raston

Single X-ray diffraction studies and Hirshfeld surface analysis of three transition metal coordination complexes of Py5Me2COOH reveals the ligand's diverse coordination utility and the structure directing effect of the carboxylate moiety.


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