The title compound, C 22 H 28 F 3 N 3 OS 2? 9 2(C 6 H 2 N 3 O 7 -) 9 (CH 3 ) 2 SO-the picrate salt of the potent antipsychotic drug, fluphenazine-crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group with unit cell parameters a = 10.6333(12) Å , b = 11.9696(12) Å , c = 17.7036 (15) Å , a = 103.265(9)°, b = 98.414(9)°, c = 102.702 (10)°. The ionic fragments: the fluphenazinium dictation, and two picrate anions, are joined by means of strong N-HÁÁÁO and weak C-HÁÁÁO hydrogen bonds into the chains of alternating cations and anions, expanding along [010] direction. Within the chain, the picrates interact by means of short pÁÁÁp interactions: the mean distance between the planes is 3.366 Å ; additional interaction of the same type between one of the picrates and the phenyl ring of the phenothiazine ring system additionally strengthen the pattern. The phenothiazine ring exists in a typical, ''butterflylike'' conformation, with two terminal rings planar and the central ring in a slightly flattened boat form. This conformation results in the dihedral angle between the terminal rings of 41.76(5)°. The aliphatic chain which substitutes phenothiazine at N-position is not in an extended conformation, the torsion angles along this chain are 75.95(14)°a nd -163.96(10)°. The structure contains also the solvent-dimethylsulphoxide molecules, which are connected with the cation-anion structure by means of strong O-HÁÁÁO hydrogen bonds.Keywords Fluphenazine Á Phenothiazines Á Picrates Á Hydrogen bonds Á Crystal packing
Experimental
PreparationFluphenazine dihydrochloride (5.6 g, 0.01 mol) was dissolved in 25 mL of methanol and picric acid (2.4 g, 0.01 mol) was dissolved in 25 mL of methanol. Both the solutions were mixed and the mixture was stirred in a beaker at 333 K for 1 h and was kept aside for 3 days at room temperature. The formed salt was filtered and dried in vaccum desiccator over phosphorous pentoxide. It was observed that, regardless of the proportions in which the donor and acceptor were mixed, only the 1:2 complex was formed. X-ray quality crystals were obtained from a solution of dimethylsulphoxide after slow evaporation (m.p.: 501-503 K).
CrystallographyYellow transparent prism-like crystal (0.2, 0.2, 0.08 mm) was used for data collection. Diffraction data were collected at 120(1) K by the x-scan technique up to 2h = 56.5°, on an Xcalibur Eos diffractometer [1] with graphite-monochromatized MoK a radiation (k = 0.71073 Å ). The temperature