Abstract
The title compound (1Z,2Z)-1,2-bis(2-(phenylsulfonyl)-1-(4-tolyl)ethylidene)hydrazine (5) was prepared, in 78% yield, by the reaction of 2-(phenylsulfonyl)-1-(4-tolyl) ethan-1-one (3) with hydrazine hydrate in acetic acid at 90 degrees C under microwave irradiation in a closed vessel with power 100 W for 3 min. The structure of the newly synthesized compound was established under the basis of its IR, mass, H-1 NMR, and X-ray single crystal analysis. The crystal of 5 belongs to monoclinic space group, P2(1)/c, with a = 5.2944 (3) angstrom, b = 17.5748 (9) angstrom, c = 15.4701 (8) angstrom, beta = 105.767 (4)degrees, Z = 2, V = 1385.30 (13) angstrom(3), Dc = 1.306 Mg m(-3), mu = 2.05 mm(-1), F(000) = 572, R = 0.075, and wR = 0.224 for 1419 observed reflections with I > 2 sigma (I). The asymmetric unit of compound 5 contains onemolecule with Z configuration about the C7=N1 and C7A=N1A double bond. This Z configuration of 5 is stabilized by intramolecular hydrogen bonds C1-H1A center dot center dot center dot N1 and C1A-H1AA center dot center dot center dot N1A. The molecular packing in the crystal structure of 5 is stabilized by intermolecular interactions forming a three-dimensional network.