Mass spectrometry of 1,2,5-oxadiazole N-oxide derivatives: use of deuterated analogues in fragmentation pattern studies

Abstracts

This paper reported on the study of fragmentation pattern in mass spectrometry of 1,2,5-oxadiazole N-oxide derivatives involving deuterium-labeled analogues to identify some critical fragmentations. A neutral CH2O loss from 3-hydroxymethyl-N2-oxide-4-phenyl-1,2,5-oxadiazole was confirmed with the corresponding mono-deuterated analogue. An OH loss, involving the oxygen of N-oxide, via beta-H and delta-H rearrangement, was clearly revealed from 3-(4-methylpiperazine-1-ylmethyl)-N2 -oxide-4-phenyl-1,2,5-oxadiazole using the adequate tetra-deuterated analogue. N-oxide isomer and deoxygenated analogues were also used to confirm the participation of the oxide moiety in the fragmentation process.

1,2,5-oxadiazole N-oxide; D-labeled furoxan; mass fragmentation; EI/MS

Reportamos neste trabalho o estudo sistemático de fragmentação dos derivados de N-óxidos de 1,2,5-oxadiazóis por espectroscopia de massa, usando análogos marcados com deutério para identificar algumas fragmentações críticas. Foi confirmada a perda neutra de CH2O a partir do N2-óxido de 3-hidroximetil-4-fenil-1,2,5-oxidiazol, usando o análogo mono-deuterado. A perda de OH, a partir do oxigênio do N-óxido, por um rearranjo beta-H e delta-H, foi claramente verificada a partir do N2-óxido de 3-(4-metilpiperazina-1-metil)-4-fenil-1,2,5-oxidiazol, usando-se o analogo tetra-deuterado adequado. O isômero N-óxido e análogos desoxigenados foram também usados para confirmar a participação do fragmento óxido no processo de defragmentação.

ARTICLE

Mass spectrometry of 1,2,5-oxadiazole N-oxide derivatives. Use of deuterated analogues in fragmentation pattern studies

Hugo Cerecetto^I; Mercedes GonzálezI, ^*; Gustavo Seoane^I; Carola Stanko^I; Oscar E. Piro^II; Eduardo E. Castellano^III

^IDepartamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química – Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República. CC 1157, Gral. Flores 2124, 11800 Montevideo, Uruguay

^IIDepartamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, CC 67, 1900 La Plata, Argentina

^IIIInstituto de Física de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, CP 369, 13560 São Carlos - SP, Brazil

ABSTRACT

This paper reported on the study of fragmentation pattern in mass spectrometry of 1,2,5-oxadiazole N-oxide derivatives involving deuterium-labeled analogues to identify some critical fragmentations. A neutral CH₂O loss from 3-hydroxymethyl-N₂-oxide-4-phenyl-1,2,5-oxadiazole was confirmed with the corresponding mono-deuterated analogue. An OH loss, involving the oxygen of N-oxide, via b-H and d-H rearrangement, was clearly revealed from 3-(4-methylpiperazine-1-ylmethyl)-N₂ -oxide-4-phenyl-1,2,5-oxadiazole using the adequate tetra-deuterated analogue. N-oxide isomer and deoxygenated analogues were also used to confirm the participation of the oxide moiety in the fragmentation process.

Keywords: 1,2,5-oxadiazole N-oxide, D-labeled furoxan, mass fragmentation, EI/MS

RESUMO

Reportamos neste trabalho o estudo sistemático de fragmentação dos derivados de N-óxidos de 1,2,5-oxadiazóis por espectroscopia de massa, usando análogos marcados com deutério para identificar algumas fragmentações críticas. Foi confirmada a perda neutra de CH₂O a partir do N₂-óxido de 3-hidroximetil-4-fenil-1,2,5-oxidiazol, usando o análogo mono-deuterado. A perda de OH, a partir do oxigênio do N-óxido, por um rearranjo b-H e d-H, foi claramente verificada a partir do N₂-óxido de 3-(4-metilpiperazina-1-metil)-4-fenil-1,2,5-oxidiazol, usando-se o analogo tetra-deuterado adequado. O isômero N-óxido e análogos desoxigenados foram também usados para confirmar a participação do fragmento óxido no processo de defragmentação.

Introduction

As part of an ongoing research program on the chemistry and biological characterization of N-oxide containing molecules, a number of 1,2,5-oxadiazole N-oxide, benzo[1,2-c]1,2,5-oxadiazole N-oxide, quinoxaline N,N'-dioxide, and 1,2,4-triazine N-oxide derivatives were synthesized and evaluated against different biological targets.¹ In the course of our synthetic chemical approach we developed 1,2,5-oxadiazole N-oxide derivatives as potential herbicides,² bioreductive compounds,^3-6 and anti-trypanosomal drugs,^7,8 using previously described synthetic methods.⁹ During the structural elucidation of these derivatives, we were interested in knowing about the presence and the exact location of the N-oxide functionality. Simple and readily available spectroscopic techniques (e.g. IR and ¹H NMR) are not able to unambiguously characterize the presence of an N-oxide group. For example, the characteristic IR absorptions of =N⁺-O^– (1300-1200 cm^-1 and 970-950 cm^-1) are not considered a conclusive proof because these bands can overlap with the fingerprint bands.¹⁰ Similarly, ¹H NMR spectroscopy can not afford important information about the =N⁺-O^– system, because these products are heterocycles devoid of protons. However, more recently 2D-HETCOR experiments (sequences of HMQC for one-bond correlation and sequences of HMBC for long distance/carbon correlation) provide us very important data about the presence and position of the =N⁺-O^– moiety.

In this context, the initial aim of the present study was to characterize the fragmentation pattern in mass spectrometry of the 1,2,5-oxadiazole N-oxide derivatives as an alternative structural determination technique. On the other hand, this work describes the elucidation of the fragmentation patterns of these compounds through the use of deuterated derivatives,¹¹N-oxide isomer and deoxygenated (without N-oxide) analogues.¹²

Results and Discussion

The spectra for selected derivatives 1-13 (Figure 1) revealed different fragmentation patterns, resulting from different side chains of the 1,2,5-oxadiazole heterocycle at C-3. The most relevant mass spectral data for derivatives 1-13 are presented in Table 1 and Figure 2 rationalizes important fragmentation pathways.

The molecular ion was detected in all cases. However, the abundances were very low for derivatives 4-6, which contain a residue proven to undergo retro-Diels-Alder-fragmentation (morpholine, thiomorpholine, and methylpiperazine).¹³ The same was observed for derivative 12, that bears an aliphatic side chain on the semicarbazone moiety. The [M-16u]^+• ion, corresponding to an oxygen loss, was observed in all cases as a relatively small peak. However, the peak corresponding to m/z [M-17u]⁺, became increasingly important for derivatives 4-7 and 11 as result of an OH^• loss. This kind of fragmentation has been previously described for similar moieties, e.g., a NO₂ group losses OH^• in o-nitrotoluenes and o-nitroanilines,¹³ or for other adequately substituted N-oxide heterocycles.^14,15 In these compounds, two different rearrangement processes could explain this radical loss, b-H and/or d-H rearrangement (Figure 3). The high abundance of this fragment ion for derivatives 4-7 (non-aromatic cyclic amine derivatives) compared to fragment ion abundance's for derivatives 8-10 (phenylamino derivatives) made us to think that a d-H rearrangement was the main process in this kind of structures. With a conventional EI/MS equipment it is not possible to study this fact and others, e.g., to determine whether the [M-30u]⁺ fragment ion in derivative 1 corresponds to a NO loss (as for the other derivatives) or a CH₂O loss from the hydroxymethyl substituent in 3-position of the 1,2,5-oxadiazole heterocycle is due to an initial g-H transference, which produces the stable neutral-product formaldehyde (Figure 4).

In order to explain these critical fragmentations in mass spectrometry, using a EI/MS equipment, we centered our efforts on the synthesis of deuterium analogues of some selected furoxan derivatives.^16,17 Initially, we tried to prepare di-deuterium analogue, at the benzylic position, of derivative 6. The synthesis of the di-deuterium chloride 3 was attempted by trying to exchange the "acidic" benzylic-protons using a biphasic system NaOD-D₂O/CDCl₃ at different temperatures (room temperature to reflux for 24 h) (as shown in Scheme 1). Unfortunately, ¹ H-NMR monitoring of the reaction mixture showed no significant exchange under these conditions. When CD₃O^-Na⁺ / CD₃OD was used, exchange took place, but the ether 14 was obtained as the result of the substitution by the powerful nucleophile deuterated methoxide (Scheme 1). These synthetic problems led us to undertake the preparation of the mono-deuterium analogue of derivative 6, at the benzylic position, with 3-d₁ as starting material (Scheme 1). Using the aldehyde 2, the mono-deuterium alcohol 1-d₁ was produced with more than 95% of deuterium incorporation verified by ¹H-NMR analysis, employing the deuterated-metal reductor-NaBD₄ (Scheme 1). The N-oxide moiety was maintained in position N₂ during the reaction of derivative 2 with sodium borodeuteride. This fact was observed through the corresponding 2D-NMR experiments, which showed a quaternary carbon (HMQC experiment) at 115.36 ppm correlating with a proton at 4.73 ppm (HMBC experiment) and another quaternary carbon (HMQC experiment) at 157.31 ppm correlating with protons at 4.73 ppm and 7.84 ppm (HMBC experiment). These HETCOR experiments allowed us to assign unambiguously the heterocyclic carbon atoms (d_C-3 = 115.36 ppm, d_C-4= 157.31 ppm) (Figure 5). The product 1-d₁ was then transformed in a good yield into the corresponding chloride 3-d₁ using thionyl chloride (Scheme 1).

Finally, the amine derivative 6-d₁ was obtained by the reaction between chloride 3-d₁ and N-methylpiperazine (Scheme 2). The molecular structure of derivative 6-d₁ has been determined by X-ray diffraction methods (Figure 6).^18,19 In addition, we prepared 6-d₄, the tetra-deuterium analogue in the 2,6-position of piperazine ring, through reaction between the chloride 3 and the heterocyclic amine 17 (Scheme 2). This amine was deuterated via the nitrosamine 15, prepared following the Ravindran et al. procedure,²⁰ which was converted into the tetra-deuterium analogue 16 following the Keefer-Fodor methodology.²¹ To transform nitrosamine 16 into amine 17 we tried a procedure by Kano et al. (reduction with NaBH₄:TiCl₄ (2:1) in diglyme) with bad results.²² The reduction process did not occur and probably, a complex between the methylpiperazine nitrosamine and TiCl₄ was obtained. The use of H₂ in Raney-Nickel at room temperature and atmospheric pressure led to compound 17 in an adequate yield.²³ The deuterium incorporation in compound 16 was more than 95% (by ¹H-NMR analysis).

To know how the N-oxide group position affect on the furoxans' mass spectrometry behavior, we prepared the N-oxide-positional isomer 3-i. This compound was obtained via the alcohol 1-i, which was prepared following the Gasco et al. methodology (Scheme 3).¹⁰ To study the fragmentation patron of the molecule "N-oxide-free", we prepared the deoxygenated analogues 1-deoxy and 7-deoxy using Zn in NH₄Cl solution as the reduction reagent (Scheme 3).^6,24 These products were clearly confirmed through HETCOR experiments (HMQC and HMBC).

Mass spectrometry was carried out on all the analogues developed. The most characteristic peaks in the mass spectrum (EI/MS) for derivatives 1-d₁, 1-deoxy, 3-d₁,3-i, 6-d₁, 6-d₄ and 7-deoxy, together with those for parent compounds 1, 3, 6 and 7, are presented in Table 2. The results clearly indicate that the fragmentation process of compound 1-d₁ does not occur exclusively through a NO^• loss, the [M-31u]^+• ion (not present in the parent compound 1) probably arise from a CDHO loss. On the other hand, comparing the relative abundance of the M^+• and [M-30u]^+• ions in compounds 1-deoxy and 7-deoxy, 9.9% and 1.6% respectively, we could notice that the [M-30u]^+• ion was more abundant in the first one, this fact is in accordance with the neutral CH₂O loss fragmentation process in derivative 1.

The mass spectrum of positional isomer 3-i did not show the [M-17u]^+• and [M-31u]^+• ions, this fact could be indicative that the parent compound 3 losses OH^. and HNO as a b-H participation. Deuterium labeling of compound 6 indicated that the [M-17u]^+• ion of this derivative was the result of b-H and d-H rearrangements (see Table 2). While derivative 6 showed an [M-17u]^+• ion abundance of 50.4%, derivatives mono- and tetra-deuterated (6-d₁ and 6-d₄), that could present the b-H and the d-H rearrangement phenomena, showed the abundances of the corresponding ion ([M-18u]^+•) near to 20% (23.0 and 17.0%, respectively). Unfortunately, the mono-deuterium analogue, 6-d₁, did not allow us to conclude about the kind of the initial H-rearrangement, because the benzylic position contain one hydrogen and one deuterium. On the other hand, the tetra-deuterium analogue, 6-d₄, permitted us to confirm both initial rearrangement pathways, yielding two possible stable radical cations. The high abundance of the [M-18u]^+• ion in derivative 6-d₄, and the very low abundance in the parent compound, indicated the participation of the deuterium atom in a fragmentation process.

Further the deoxygenated derivatives 1-deoxy and 7-deoxy allowed us to establish that in the parent compounds the loss of oxygen, as expected, principally occurs from the N-oxide moiety. The deoxy-derivatives showed the [M-16u]^+• ion in a very low abundance, i.e. abundance ([M-16u]^+•) / abundance (M^+•) = 0.002 for 1-deoxy and 0.031 for 7-deoxy (compare with the corresponding abundance ([M-16u] ^+•) / abundance (M^+•) values for 1 and 7, 0.032 and 0.71 respectively), probably due to an oxygen loss from the heterocycle system 1,2,5-oxadiazole. In the deoxy-analogues the [M-17u]^+• ion could be the result of a further H^• loss.

Experimental

All starting materials were commercially available research-grade chemicals and used without further purification. All solvents were dried and distilled prior to use. All the reactions were carried out in a nitrogen atmosphere. The typical work-up included washing with brine and drying the organic layer with sodium sulphate. Compounds 1-3, 1-i, 1-deoxy, 7, 7-deoxy, 15 and 16 were prepared as previously described.^4,6,9,20,21 Elemental analyses were obtained from vacuum-dried samples (over phosphorous pentoxide, 24 h at room temperature) and performed on a Fisons EA 1108 CHNS-O analyzer, and were within ± 0.4% of theoretical values. Infrared spectra were recorded on a Perkin Elmer 1310 apparatus, using potassium bromide tablets; the frequencies are expressed in cm^-1. ¹H-NMR spectra and HETCOR experiments were recorded on a Bruker DPX-400 (at 400 MHz and 100 MHz) instrument, with tetramethylsilane as the internal reference; the chemical shifts are reported in ppm. MS experiments were performed using the Shimadzu MS QP 1100 EX equipment, with EI at 20 or 70 eV, with direct insertion probe, the ion source was set a 150 ºC or 250 ºC and the mass range was 40-500 amu.

3-(1-Deuterio-1-hydroxymethyl)-N₂-oxide-4-phenyl -1,2,5-oxadiazole (1-d₁). A solution of 2 (1.0 g, 5.3 mmol) in THF (5 mL) was stirred at 0 °C. Sodium borodeuteride (220 mg, 5.3 mmol) was then added, and the resulting solution was stirred for 3 h at room temperature. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue was dissolved in EtOAc. After the work-up process the residue was purified by column chromatography (SiO₂, petroleum ether:EtOAc (10 to 30%)), to yield 600 mg (59%), mp 65.0-67.0 °C; IR n_max/cm^-1: OH 3400, 1560, 1410, 1050, 770, 680 cm^-1; ¹H NMR (deuteriochloroform): d 2.30 (bs, 1H, OH), 4.73 (s, 1H, -CDHOH), 7.57 (m, 3H, phenyl protons), 7.84 (m, 2H, phenyl protons); ¹³C NMR (HMQC and HMBC experiments) (deuteriochloroform): d 53.40 (-CDH), 115.36 (-C=N⁺-O^-), 126.55 (-C-phenyl), 128.18 (-C-phenyl), 129.80 (-C-phenyl), 131.76 (-C-phenyl), 157.31 (-C=N). Anal. Calc for C₉H₇DN₂O₃ : C, 55.96; H, 3.63; N, 14.51%. Found: C, 56.00; H, 3.92; N, 14.35%.

3-(1-Chloro-1-deuteriomethyl)-N₂-oxide-4-phenyl -1,2,5-oxadiazole (3-d₁). A mixture of 1-d₁ (300 mg, 1.6 mmol) and SOCl₂ (0.19 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 24 h. The reaction mixture was treated with ice, sodium bicarbonate saturated solution (until basic pH), and extracted three times with EtOAc (20 mL). Then of the work-up process the residue was purified by chromatography (Al₂O₃, petroleum ether:EtOAc (0 to 5%)) to yield 300 mg (89%), colorless oil; IR n_max/cm^-1: 1601, 1462, 1435, 772, 696 cm^-1; ¹H NMR (deuteriochloroform): d 4.57 (s, 1H, -CDHCl), 7.56 (m, 3H, phenyl protons), 7.80 (m, 2H, phenyl protons); ¹³C NMR (HMQC and HMBC experiments) (deuteriochloroform): d 32.94 (-CDH), 113.31 (-C=N⁺-O^-), 126.20 (-C-phenyl), 127.84 (-C-phenyl), 129.81 (-C-phenyl), 131.51 (-C-phenyl), 156.40 (-C=N). Anal. Calc for C₉H₆ClDN₂O₂ : C, 51.06; H, 2.84; N, 13.24%. Found: C, 50.69; H, 2.99; N, 13.00%.

4-(Chloromethyl)-N₂-oxide-3-phenyl-1,2,5-oxadiazole (3-i). A mixture of 1-i (150 mg, 0.8 mmol) and SOCl₂ (0.1 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 24 h. The reaction mixture was treated with ice, sodium bicarbonate saturated solution (until basic pH), and extracted three times with EtOAc (20 mL). Then of the work-up process the residue was purified by chromatography (Al₂O₃, petroleum ether:EtOAc (0 to 5%)) to yield 110 mg (65%), colorless oil%; IR n_max/cm^-1: 1595, 1450, 1415, 770, 690 cm^-1; ¹H NMR (deuteriochloroform): d 4.72 (s, 2H, -CH₂Cl), 7.58 (m, 3H, phenyl protons), 7.83 (m, 2H, phenyl protons). Anal. Calc for C₉H₇ClN₂O₂ : C, 51.31; H, 3.33; N, 13.30%. Found: C, 51.07; H, 3.05; N, 12.92%.

3-[1-Deuterio-1-(4-methylpiperazine-1-yl)methyl]-N₂-oxide-4-phenyl-1,2,5-oxadiazole (6-d₁). A mixture of 3-d₁ (150 mg, 0.7 mmol), N-methylpiperazine (65 mg, 0.7 mmol), K₂CO₃ (100 mg, 0.7 mmol), KI (10 mg, 0.07 mmol) and THF as solvent was heated at reflux until absence of chloride (Al₂O₃, 20% EtOAc in petroleum ether). The solvent was removed in vacuum and the residue was purified by column chromatography (Al₂O₃, CH₂Cl₂) to yield 100 mg (51%), mp 97.5-99.5 °C; IR n_max/cm^-1: 2926, 2797, 1595, 1574, 1456, 768, 700 cm^-1; ¹H NMR (deuteriochloroform): d 2.29 (s, 3H, CH₃-N), 2.45 (m, 4H, -CH₂N), 2.58 (m, 4H, -CH₂N), 3.54 (s, 1H, -CDHN), 7.52 (m, 3H, phenyl protons), 7.92 (m, 2H, phenyl protons); ¹³C NMR (HMQC and HMBC experiments) (deuteriochloroform): d 46.27 (CH₃-N), 50.04 (-CDH), 53.10 (-CH₂-N), 55.23 (-CH₂-N), 113.04 (-C=N⁺-O^-), 127.35 (-C-phenyl), 128.52 (-C-phenyl), 129.47 (-C-phenyl), 131.45 (-C-phenyl), 158.00 (-C=N). Anal. Calc for C₁₄H₁₇DN₄O₂ : C, 61.09; H, 6.18; N, 20.36%. Found: C, 60.96; H, 6.30; N, 20.22%.

2,2,6,6-Tetradeuterio-4-methylpiperazine (17). A mixture of N-nitrosopiperazine tetradeuterated 16 (190 mg, 1.4 mmol) in MeOH (5 mL) was stirred at room temperature, Raney nickel (170 mg) was then added, and the air in the flask was replaced by hydrogen. The reaction mixture was vigorous stirred for 6 hours at room temperature. Raney nickel (170 mg) was then added, and the system was re-saturated with hydrogen and stirred for 1 hour at room temperature. The solution was decanted and filtered through Celite. The solvent was removed in vacuum and the residue was the product 17 (60 mg, 40%), which was used in the next reaction without further purification. ¹H NMR (deuteriochloroform): d 2.00 (s, 1H, NH), 2.35 (s, 3H, CH₃-N), 2.36 (m, 4H, -CH₂N).

3-[(4-Methyl-2,2,6,6-tetradeuteriopiperazine-1 -yl)methyl]-N₂-oxide-4-phenyl-1,2,5-oxadiazole (6-d₄). A mixture of 3 (121 mg, 0.57 mmol), 17 (60 mg, 0.57 mmol), K₂CO₃ (80 mg, 0.57 mmol), KI (8 mg, 0.06 mmol) and THF as solvent was heated at reflux until absence of chloride (Al₂O₃, 20% EtOAc in petroleum ether). The solvent was removed in vacuum and the residue was purified by column chromatography (Al₂O₃, CH₂Cl₂) to yield 40 mg (25%), colorless oil; IR n_max/cm^-1: 2917, 2849, 1599, 1575, 1456, 767, 699cm^-1; ¹H NMR (acetone-d₆): d 2.30 (s, 3H, CH₃-N), 2.51 (m, 4H, -CH₂N), 3.63 (s, 2H, Ar-CH₂N), 7.59 (m, 3H, phenyl protons), 8.02 (m, 2H, phenyl protons); ¹³C NMR (HMQC and HMBC experiments) (acetone-d₆): d 45.90 (CH₃-N), 50.00 (Ar-CH₂-N), 51.80 (-CD₂N), 54.00 (-CH₂-N), 113.50 (-C=N⁺-O^-), 126.00 (-C-phenyl), 128.50 (-C-phenyl), 129.50 (-C-phenyl), 131.50 (-C-phenyl), 157.50 (-C=N). Anal. Calc for C₁₄H₁₄D₄N₄ O₂: C, 60.43; H, 5.04; N, 20.14%. Found: C, 60.08; H, 5.44; N, 20.02%.

Crystallography

Suitable needles shaped single crystals of 6-d₁ were obtained by slow evaporation from AcOEt. Derivative 6-d₁ crystallizes in the monoclinic P2₁/c space group with a = 10.906(3), b = 14.581(3), c = 10.100(2) Å, b = 114.83(2)° and Z=4. The structure were solved from 1455 reflections with I>2s(I) and refined to agreement R1-factors of 0.044. Most H-atoms were detected in a difference Fourier map. However, they were positioned stereochemically and refined with the riding model. The program used to solve and refine the structure was SHELXS.²⁵ The program used to generate the ORTEP graphics was ORTEP-II.¹⁹

Conclusions

In summary, by using labeling experiments and adequate analogues, we were able to interpret EI/MS data to elucidate the fragmentation patterns in mass spectrometry of 1,2,5-oxadiazole N-oxide derivatives.

Electronic Supplementary Information

Listings of interatomic bond distances, selected angles, atomic anisotropic displacement parameters, hydrogen atoms positions and isotropic displacement parameters for derivative 6-d₁ X-ray studies. Available at http://jbcs.sbq.org.br as a PDF file.

Acknowledgement

We thank the financial support from CONICYT-Uruguay (Grants 347/95 and 1019/95), Comisión Honoraria de Lucha contra el Cáncer (Uruguay), CONICET-Argentina and by FAPESP-Brazil. Part of the Xray diffraction experiments were carried out at the National Diffraction Laboratory (LANADI), La Plata, Argentina. We also thank Dr. Ana Denicola and Dr. Alvaro Diaz for critical reading of the manuscript.

18. As expected, the 1,2,5-oxadiazole heterocycle is planar to within experimental accuracy, with the oxygen atom of N-oxide on the ring plane. N-O bond distances in the heterocycle clearly reflect the asymmetry in the bonding structure imposed by the N-oxide moiety. In fact, the single N1-O2 bond is appreciably longer (1.434(3) Å) than the other, partially double, N2-O2 bond (1.371(3) Å). The phenyl ring subtends a dihedral angle of 39.20(9)° with the heterocycle.

Received: January 30, 2003

Published on the web: February 27, 2004

FAPESP helped in meeting the publication costs of this article.

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Publication Dates

• Publication in this collection
  29 June 2004
• Date of issue
  Apr 2004

History

• Accepted
  27 Feb 2004
• Received
  30 Jan 2003