Crystal structure of (1Z)-1-(4-chlorobenzylidene)-5-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3-oxopyrazolidin-1-ium-2-ide

Abstract

The title molecule, C17H15ClN2O2, is L-shaped with the 4-chlorobenzylidene ring almost coplanar with the planar pyrazolidine ring (r.m.s. deviation = 0.020 Å), making a dihedral angle of 4.83 (17)°. The 4-methoxyphenyl ring is almost normal to the mean plane of the pyrazolidine ring and the 4-chlorobenzylidene ring, with dihedral angles of 87.36 (17) and 89.23 (16)°, respectively. The pyrazolidine ring occurs in the betaine form with aZconfiguration for the exocyclic C=N bond. In the crystal, C—H...O and C—H...π interactions generate ribbons of molecules along [1-10].