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Article

Influence of Halogen Substituent on the Self-Assembly and Crystal Packing of Multicomponent Crystals Formed from Ethacridine and Meta-Halobenzoic Acids

by
Artur Mirocki
* and
Artur Sikorski
*
University of Gdańsk, Faculty of Chemistry, W. Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland
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Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Crystals 2020, 10(2), 79; https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst10020079
Submission received: 10 December 2019 / Revised: 25 January 2020 / Accepted: 27 January 2020 / Published: 31 January 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Research in Halogen Bonding)
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Abstract

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In order to determine the influence of halogen substituent on the self-assembly of the 6,9-diamino-2-ethoxyacridinium cations and 3-halobenzoate anions in the crystals formed from ethacridine and halobenzoic acids, the series of ethacridinium meta-halobenzoates dihydrates: ethacridinium 3-chlorobenzoate dihydrate (1), ethacridinium 3-bromobenzoate dihydrate (2), and ethacridinium 3-iodobenzoate dihydrate (3), were synthesized and structurally characterized. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction measurements showed that the title compounds crystallized in the monoclinic P21/c space group and are isostructural. In the crystals of title compounds, the ions and water molecules interact via N–H⋯O, O–H⋯O and C–H⋯O hydrogen bonds and π–π stacking interactions to produce blocks. The relationship between the distance X⋯O between the halogen atom (X=Cl, Br, I) of meta-halobenzoate anion and the O-atom from the ethoxy group of cation from neighbouring blocks and crystal packing is observed in the crystals of the title compounds.

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1. Introduction

Drug products consist of pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and excipients that improve the physical properties of the APIs such as the solubility, stability, pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties of the product [1,2,3,4]. An example of an API is 6,9-diamino-2-ethoxyacridine (ethacridine), a component of a commonly-used drug known as acrinol (ethacridine lactate monohydrate; trade name: rivanol). Acrinol is a bacteriostatic antiseptic drug, which is usually used to treat suppurating infections and infections of the mouth and throat [5,6]. Furthermore, ethacridine lactate monohydrate is also used illegally as a highly effective abortifacient for second-trimester pregnancy termination [7].
Synthetic studies of the API derivatives provide new ways to improve their physical properties. In this regard, crystal engineering is of highly importance as it allows the precise design of compounds with desired properties. The APIs are often crystallized in a multicomponent system to explore their ability to form a variety of intermolecular interactions, such as: hydrogen bonds (O–H⋯O, N–H⋯O, C–H⋯O,C–H⋯π) [8,9,10,11,12,13,14], halogen bonds (X⋯X, X⋯O/N/S) [15,16,17,18], π–π [19,20,21], lp⋯π [22,23]. Among them, halogen bonding is a particularly interesting interaction as it is often crucial in the self-assembly and molecular recognition [24,25,26,27]. Halogen bonding is an attractive non-covalent interaction that occurs between a halogen atom and a Lewis base and its directionality and strength are often comparable to those of hydrogen bonds. The strength of such interaction increases in the order of Cl < Br < I.
A search of the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD version 5.40, update August 2019) shows that there are only 3 crystal structures containing ethacridine: 6,9-diamino-2-ethoxyacridinium lactate monohydrate (REFCODE: BIMJUC) [28], and two polymorphs of 6,9-diamino-2-ethoxyacridinium lactate (REFCODES: COVSUD, COVZOE) [29].
In view of the above, as a continuation of our previous studies concerning multicomponent crystals formed from acridines and benzoic acids [30,31,32], here we describe the synthesis and crystal structure of 6,9-diamino-2-ethoxyacridinium (ethacridinium) meta-halobenzoates dihydrates: ethacridinium 3-chlorobenzoate (1), ethacridinium 3-bromobenzoate (2), and ethacridinium 3-iodobenzoate (3) (Scheme 1). We report a detailed structural analysis of intermolecular interactions featured in these crystals, with an emphasis on those that involve halogen atoms.

2. Materials and Methods

All the chemicals were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich and used without further purification. Melting points were determined on a Buchi 565 capillary apparatus and were uncorrected.

2.1. Synthesis of Compounds 1–3

(a) 6,9-Diamino-2-ethoxyacridinium 3-chlorobenzoate dihydrate (1)
6,9-Diamino-2-ethoxyacridine-DL-lactate monohydrate (0.05 g, 0.138 mmol) and 3-chlorobenzoic acid (0.022 g, 0.138 mmol) were dissolved in 25 cm3 of an ethanol/water mixture (2:3 v/v) and boiled for 40 minutes. The solution was allowed to evaporate for a few days to give yellow crystals of 1 (m.p. = 263.6 °C).
(b) 6,9-Diamino-2-ethoxyacridinium 3-bromobenzoate dihydrate (2)
6,9-Diamino-2-ethoxyacridine-DL-lactate monohydrate (0.05 g, 0.138 mmol) and 3-bromobenzoic acid (0.028 g, 0.138 mmol) were dissolved in 25 cm3 of an ethanol/water mixture (2:3 v/v) and boiled for 40 minutes. The clear solution was allowed to evaporate for a few days to give yellow crystals of 2 (m.p. = 271.1 °C).
(c) 6,9-Diamino-2-ethoxyacridinium 3-iodobenzoate dihydrate (3)
6,9-Diamino-2-ethoxyacridine-DL-lactate monohydrate (0.05 g, 0.138 mmol) and 3-iodobenzoic acid (0.034 g, 0.138 mmol) were dissolved in 25 cm3 of an ethanol/water mixture (2:3 v/v) and boiled for 40 minutes. The solution was allowed to evaporate for a few days to give yellow crystals of 3 (m.p. = 280.8 °C)

2.2. X-ray Measurements and Refinements

Good-quality single-crystal specimens of 1–3 were selected for X-ray diffraction experiments at T = 295(2) K (Table 1). They were mounted with epoxy glue at the tip of glass capillaries. Diffraction data were collected on an Oxford Diffraction Gemini R ULTRA Ruby CCD diffractometer with MoKα (λ = 0.71073 Å) radiation. In all cases, the lattice parameters were obtained by least-squares fit to the optimized setting angles of the reflections collected by means of CrysAlis CCD [33]. Data were reduced using CrysAlis RED software [33] and applying multi-scan absorption corrections (empirical absorption correction using spherical harmonics, implemented in the SCALE3 ABSPACK scaling algorithm). The structural resolution procedure was carried out using the SHELX package [34]. The structures were solved with direct methods that carried out refinements by full-matrix least-squares on F2 using the SHELXL-2017/1 program [34]. All H-atoms bound to N-atoms were located on a difference Fourier map and refined using a riding model, with N–H = 0.86 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C). All H-atoms bound to aromatic C-atoms were placed geometrically and refined using a riding model with C–H = 0.93 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C). All H-atoms from the methyl group were positioned geometrically and refined using a riding model, with C–H = 0.96 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(C). All H-atoms from the water molecules were positioned geometrically and refined using a riding model, with O–H = 0.85 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(O) (DFIX command). All interactions and the Kitaigorodskii type of packing index were calculated using the PLATON program [35]. The ORTEPII [36], PLUTO-78 [37] and Mercury [38] programs were used to prepare the molecular graphics.

3. Results and Discussion

Single-crystal X-ray diffraction measurements show that the crystals of 1–3 crystallize in the monoclinic P21/c space group with one unit of 6,9-diamino-2-ethoxyacridine cation, one unit of 3-halobenzoic acid anion and two water molecules (Figure 1 and Table 1). The title compounds are isostructural with each other with the percentage of filled space equal to 67.4%, 67.3% and 66.6% for compounds 1–3 respectively (the Kitaigorodskii type of packing index), but they are not isostructural with either 6,9-diamino-2-ethoxyacridinium lactate monohydrate (triclinic P-1 space group) or 6,9-diamino-2-ethoxyacridinium lactate (triclinic P-1 or monoclinic C2/c space groups) [28,29]. In the crystals of compounds 1–3, the bond lengths and angles characterizing the geometry of the ethoxyacridine skeleton [28,29] and 3-halobenzoate acid molecules [30] are typical of these groups of compounds. The lengths of C–O bonds range from 1.245(5) to 1.256(5), indicating a proton transfer occurring between the carboxylic group of meta-halobenzoic acid and 6,9-diamino-2-ethoxyacridine. In the crystals of title compounds, the 6,9-diamino-2-ethoxyacridine cation interact with the meta-halobenzoate anion through the N(9-amino)–H⋯O(carboxy) hydrogen bond [d(H15⋯O28) = 2.15–2.16 Å, and ∠(N15–H15⋯O28) = 155–156°]; whereas one water molecule interacts with both the 6,9-diamino-2-ethoxyacridine cation and the meta-halobenzoate anion via N(acridine)–H⋯O(water) [d(H10⋯O31) = 1.95Å, and ∠(N10–H10⋯O31) = 176–178°] and O(water)–H⋯O(carboxy) [d(H31A⋯O27) = 1.85(4)–1.87(4) Å, and ∠(O31–H31A⋯O27) = 163(4)–167(4)°] hydrogen bonds respectively, to form a centrosymmetric, cyclic heterohexamer bis[⋯cation⋯water⋯anion⋯] [39] (Table 2, Figure 2). This heterohexamer is not observed in the crystal structures of 6,9-diamino-2-ethoxyacridinium lactate monohydrate and 9-diamino-2-ethoxyacridinium lactate [28,29].
These heterohexames feature π–π stacking formed between ethacridinium cations with centroid⋯centroid distance [d(Cg⋯Cg)] ranging from 3.583(2) to 3.773(2) Å, and weak C(acridine)–H⋯O(carboxy) hydrogen bonds between a C1 atom of ethacridinium cation and an O-atom from the carboxylate group of meta-halobenzoate anion are also observed. The distances between donor and acceptor in all the aforementioned interactions are similar, as is the distance between the mean planes of ethacridine skeletons (3.42–3.43 Å) (Table 2, Figure 2).
An analysis of interactions between the neighbouring heterohexamers indicates that the π–π stacking interactions, with d(Cg⋯Cg) distance ranging from 3.583 to 3.771 Å, can be observed between aromatic rings of ethacridine moieties. As a result, the π–π stacked columns of the 6,9-diamino-2-ethoxyacridinium cation are formed along the crystallographic [0 1 0] direction. The distance between the mean planes of ethacridine skeletons of adjacent heterohexamers in these columns is 3.47, 3.44 and 3.42 Å, for compounds 1–3 respectively. The adjacent heterohexamers are also linked by an O(water)–H⋯O(water) hydrogen bond between water molecules and through an O(carboxy)–H⋯O(water) hydrogen bond between water molecules and meta-halobenzoate anions to produce blocks along the c-axis (Table 2). As a consequence, we can observe a cyclic synthon [⋯(O Crystals 10 00079 i001 C Crystals 10 00079 i002O)−⋯H–O–H⋯O−⋯H–O–H⋯O–H⋯] and a hydrogen-bonded supramolecular tape motif (Figure 3) [40,41,42,43,44].
In these blocks, we can also observe the N(6-amino)–H⋯O(carboxy) hydrogen bond between amino group substituted on the carbon atom C6 of ethacridinium moiety and the O-atom from the carboxylate group of anion (Figure 4). The distances between donor and acceptor atoms engaged in these hydrogen bonds are similar in the crystals of compounds 1–3 (Table 2).
In the packing of the crystals of title compounds, we can observe that distance between the halogen atom substituted in the meta- position of the aromatic ring of acid and the O-atom from the ethoxy group of cation [d(X⋯O)] from neighbouring blocks decreases with decreasing electronegativity of the halogen atom, and is d(Cl29⋯O17) = 3.450(3) Å, d(Br29⋯O17) = 3.418(3) Å and d(I29⋯O17) = 3.408(3) Å (Figure 4). It is longer than the sum of the van der Waals radii of chlorine and oxygen atoms (3.27 Å) and bromine and oxygen atoms (3.37 Å); however, it is shorter than the sum of the van der Waals radii of iodine and oxygen atoms (3.50 Å). As a result, the weak X⋯O halogen bond is observed only in the crystal of compound 3. At the same time, the distance between adjacent blocks increases with decreasing d(X⋯O) distance (the distance between the closest methyl groups from neighbouring blocks (distance between C19⋯C19 atoms) is 4.43, 4.52 and 4.77 Å for compounds 1–3, respectively) (Figure 4).
Other relationships are observed in isostructural unsolvated co-crystals formed from acridine and meta-halobenzoic acids [30]. Due to the fact that in the crystals of these complexes the solvent molecules are absent, acridine and meta-halobenzoic acids molecules are linked through O(carboxy)–H⋯N(acridine) and C(acridine)–H⋯O(carboxy) hydrogen bonds to form centrosymmetric, cyclic heterotetramers bis[⋯acridine ⋯benzoic acid⋯] [39]. The neighbouring heterotetramers are linked via π–π stacking interactions between aromatic rings of acridine moieties, and C(acridine)–H⋯O(carboxy) and C(acridine)–H⋯X hydrogen bonds and produce blocks. The geometrical parameters characterized the aforementioned interactions (including the distance between the mean planes of adjacent acridine skeletons of neighbouring heterotetramers equal to ca. 3,56 Å) are similar in all cases. However, between neighbouring blocks X⋯O contact occurs between the halogen atom and the O-atom from the carboxy group of acids, and the d(X⋯O) distance increases with the decreasing of electronegativity of the halogen atom [d(Cl⋯O) = 3.399(3) Å, d(Br⋯O) = 3.415(3) Å and d(I⋯O) = 3.468(3) Å], as does the distance between neighbouring blocks. Simultaneously, the strength of the C(acid)–H⋯X hydrogen bond decreases, which also links the neighbouring blocks and the the Kitaigorodskii type of packing index (with the percentage of filled space equal to 68.0, 67.9 and 67.4% for complexes formed from 3-chloro, 3-bromo and 3-iodobenzoic acid respectively).

4. Conclusions

Considering the above, we can conclude that type of halogen atom substituted in the meta- position in the benzoate ion influences the crystal packing of the title compounds. The d(X⋯O) distance between the halogen atom substituted in the meta- position of the aromatic ring of acid and the O-atom from the ethoxy group of cation from neighbouring blocks decreases with the decreasing electronegativity of the halogen atom in the order 1 > 2 > 3, as does the distance between the mean planes of adjacent acridine skeletons of neighbouring heterohexamers. At the same time, the distance between adjacent blocks increases in the order 1 < 2 < 3, which explains the decreasing of the Kitaigorodskii type of packing index of compound 3 by about 1% compared to the other compounds. The weak X⋯O halogen bond is observed only in the crystal of compound 3. This confirms the general tendency that in multicomponent crystals formed from chloro- and bromo-substituted acids, the molecules/ions of acid are hydrogen-bonded, whereas those formed from iodo-substituted acids are halogen bonded [17,18,19,20,26,27,28,29].
Future studies are expected to confirm the conclusions that can be drawn from this research. In order to determine the influence of other substituents in the benzoic acid molecule, such as -COOH, -OH, -NH2 and -NO2 on the self-assembly processes, we plan to obtain other multicomponent crystals formed from ethacridine and other mono- or poly- substituted benzoic acids.
The results of our research may be of practical importance from the crystal engineering point of view for the design of new pharmaceutical multicomponent crystals formed from ethacridine or other acridine derivatives.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, A.M. and A.S.; methodology, A.M. and A.S.; software, A.M. and A.S.; formal analysis, A.M. and A.S.; investigation, A.M. and A.S.; writing—original draft preparation, A.M. and A.S.; visualization, A.M. and A.S.; project administration, A.M. and A.S. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

This research was funded by: Research of Young Scientists grant (BMN) no. 538-8220-B290-18, 539-8220-B290-19 (University of Gdańsk) and DS 530-8228-D738-19 (University of Gdańsk).

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Scheme 1. Chemical structures of the crystals system component reported in this paper.
Scheme 1. Chemical structures of the crystals system component reported in this paper.
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Figure 1. Molecular structures of compounds 1–3 in (a–c), respectively, showing the atom-labelling scheme. Cg1, Cg2 and Cg3 denote the ring centroids (hydrogen bonds are represented by dashed lines). Displacement ellipsoids are drawn at the 25% probability level and H atoms are shown as small spheres of arbitrary radius.
Figure 1. Molecular structures of compounds 1–3 in (a–c), respectively, showing the atom-labelling scheme. Cg1, Cg2 and Cg3 denote the ring centroids (hydrogen bonds are represented by dashed lines). Displacement ellipsoids are drawn at the 25% probability level and H atoms are shown as small spheres of arbitrary radius.
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Figure 2. Heterohexamers formed by ethacridinium cations, meta-halobenzoate anions and water molecules and π–π stacking interactions between them in compounds 1–3 shown in (a–c), respectively (hydrogen bonds are represented by dashed lines, whereas π–π stacking interactions are represented by dotted lines).
Figure 2. Heterohexamers formed by ethacridinium cations, meta-halobenzoate anions and water molecules and π–π stacking interactions between them in compounds 1–3 shown in (a–c), respectively (hydrogen bonds are represented by dashed lines, whereas π–π stacking interactions are represented by dotted lines).
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Figure 3. Supramolecular tape motif in the crystal packing of compound 3 (hydrogen bonds are represented by dashed lines).
Figure 3. Supramolecular tape motif in the crystal packing of compound 3 (hydrogen bonds are represented by dashed lines).
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Figure 4. Crystal packing of compounds 1–3 shown in (a–c), respectively, viewed along the b-axis (hydrogen bonds and halogen bonds are represented by dashed lines, whereas C19⋯C19 (highlighted in pink) and X29⋯O17 distances are represented by dotted lines).
Figure 4. Crystal packing of compounds 1–3 shown in (a–c), respectively, viewed along the b-axis (hydrogen bonds and halogen bonds are represented by dashed lines, whereas C19⋯C19 (highlighted in pink) and X29⋯O17 distances are represented by dotted lines).
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Table 1. Crystal data and structure refinement parameters for compounds 1–3.
Table 1. Crystal data and structure refinement parameters for compounds 1–3.
Compound 123
Chemical formulaC22H24ClN3O5C22H24BrN3O5C22H24IN3O5
Formula weight/g·mol−1445.89490.35537.34
Crystal systemmonoclinicmonoclinicmonoclinic
Space groupP21/cP21/cP21/c
a/Å12.941(4)13.0933(8)13.4621(7)
b/Å8.401(4)8.3893(7)8.3911(4)
c/Å20.580(2)20.565(5)20.522(3)
α/°909090
β/°101.475(3)101.242(7)100.263(5)
γ/°909090
V/Å32192.6(5)2215.6(3)2281.1(2)
Z444
T/K295(2)295(2)295(2)
λMo/Å0.710730.710730.71073
ρcalc/g·cm−31.3511.4701.565
F(000)93610081080
µ/mm−10.2131.8941.441
θ range/°3.35-25.003.17-25.003.35-25.00
Completness θ/%99.799.899.8
Reflections collected154011456615803
Reflections unique3855 [Rint = 0.0689]3893 [Rint = 0.0881]3999 [Rint = 0.0562]
Data/restraints/parameters3855/6/2933893/6/2933999 /6/293
Goodness of fit on F21.0070.9841.009
Final R1 value (I>2σ(I))0.05930.05390.0409
Final wR2 value (I>2σ(I))0.14640.10100.0771
Final R1 value
(all data)		0.11140.13200.0779
Final wR2 value
(all data)		0.18210.12630.0900
CCDC number196893819689401968939
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Table 2. Hydrogen bonds geometry for compounds 1–3.
Table 2. Hydrogen bonds geometry for compounds 1–3.
CompoundD–H⋯Ad(D–H) [Å]d(H⋯A) [Å]d(D⋯A) [Å]∠D–H⋯A (°)
1N(10)–H(10)⋯O(31)0.861.952.810(3)178
N(15)–H(15A)⋯O(28)i0.862.162.957(3)155
N(15) –H(15B)⋯O(27)0.862.132.960(3)161
N(16)–H(16A)⋯O(30)0.862.173.016(4)168
O(30)–H(30A)⋯O(31)ii0.84(3)2.01(3)2.824(4)163(3)
O(30)–H(30B)⋯O(28)iii0.84(3)2.00(3)2.835(4)177(7)
O(31)–H(31A)⋯O(27)iv0.84(3)1.87(3)2.689(3)167(4)
O(31)–H(31B)⋯O(28)iii0.85(3)1.94(3)2.775(3)169(3)
C(1)–H(1)⋯O(27)0.932.563.471(4)167
Symmetry code: (i) 1−x,1/2+y,1/2-z; (ii) 1−x, 1/2+y, 3/2−z; (iii) 1−x, 1−y, 1−z; (iv) x, 3/2−y, 1/2+z.
2N(10)–H(10)⋯O(31)0.861.952.813(4)177
N(15)–H(15A)⋯O(28)i0.862.152.950(4)156
N(15)–H(15B)⋯O(27)0.862.132.954(4)160
N(16)–H(16A)⋯O(30)0.862.183.026(6)168
O(30)–H(30A)⋯O(31)ii0.85(4)1.98(4)2.811(6)167(4)
O(30)–H(30B)⋯O(28)iii0.86(3)1.98(3)2.835(5)173(5)
O(31)–H(31A)⋯O(27)iv 0.85(4)1.85(4)2.679(5)163(5)
O(31)–H(31B)⋯O(28)iii0.85(4)1.93(4)2.763(5)169(5)
C(1)–H(1)⋯O(27)0.932.553.465(5)168
Symmetry code: (i) 1−x, 1/2+y, 1/2−z; (ii) 1−x, 1/2+y, 3/2−z; (iii) 1−x, 1−y, 1−z; (iv) x, 3/2−y,1/2+z.
3N(10)–H(10)⋯O(31)0.861.952.807(4)176
N(15)–H(15A)⋯O(28)i0.862.162.964(4)156
N(15)–H(15B)⋯O(27)0.862.132.948(4)160
N(16)–H(16A)⋯O(30)0.862.193.031(5)166
O(30)–H(30A)⋯O(31)ii0.84(4)2.00(4)2.816(5)165(4)
O(30)–H(30B)⋯O(28)iii0.83(3)2.00(3)2.830(5)172(5)
O(31)–H(31A)⋯O(27)iv0.83(4)1.87(4)2.684(4)164(4)
O(31)–H(31B)⋯O(28)iii0.83(3)1.93(3)2.757(4)171(3)
C(1)–H(1)⋯O(27)0.932.543.455(4)168
Symmetry code: (i) 1−x, 1/2+y, 1/2−z; (ii) 1−x, 1/2+y,3/2−z; (iii) 1−x, 1−y, 1−z; (iv) x, 3/2−y, 1/2+z.

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