[(E)-10-(2,6-Dimethyl-phenyl-imino)-9-methyl-9,10-dihydro-phenanthren-9-olato]penta-methyl-dialuminum(III).

The two Al atoms in the title compound, [Al(2)(CH(3))(5)(C(23)H(20)NO)], are four-coordinated in a distorted tetra-hedral environment. The coordination of one Al atom includes three methyl-C atoms and the O atom from the ligand, whereas the second Al atom is surrounded by the O atom and one N atom from the ligand as well as by two methyl-C atoms. In the ligand, the dihedral angle between the two phenyl rings in the 9,10-dihydro-phenanthren unit is 20.64 (12)°.

Related literature

For background to Al complexes, see: Wang et al. (2006 ▶); Evans (1993 ▶); Liu et al. (2005 ▶, 2006 ▶); Yao et al. (2008 ▶); Gao et al. (2009 ▶). For background to anilido–imine complexes, see: Liu et al. (2005 ▶, 2006 ▶); Ren et al. (2007 ▶); Su et al. (2007 ▶); Yao et al. (2008 ▶); Wang et al. (2006 ▶). For the synthesis of the ligand, see: Li (2009 ▶).

Experimental

Crystal data

[Al2(CH3)5(C23H20NO)]

M = 455.53

Triclinic,

a = 10.4535 (17) Å

b = 11.4306 (18) Å

c = 12.221 (2) Å

α = 84.930 (3)°

β = 86.308 (3)°

γ = 64.092 (2)°

V = 1307.9 (4) Å3

Z = 2

Mo Kα radiation

μ = 0.13 mm−1

T = 185 K

0.36 × 0.32 × 0.19 mm

Data collection

SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer

Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2001 ▶) T min = 0.955, T max = 0.976

6899 measured reflections

4966 independent reflections

3558 reflections with I > 2σ(I)

R int = 0.020

Refinement

R[F 2 > 2σ(F 2)] = 0.054

wR(F 2) = 0.150

S = 1.03

4966 reflections

297 parameters

H-atom parameters constrained

Δρmax = 0.48 e Å−3

Δρmin = −0.36 e Å−3

Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 1998 ▶); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 1998 ▶); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008 ▶); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008 ▶); molecular graphics: XP in SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008 ▶); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL.

Crystal structure: contains datablock(s) I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811036312/wm2522sup1.cif

Structure factors: contains datablock(s) I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811036312/wm2522Isup2.hkl

Additional supplementary materials: crystallographic information; 3D view; checkCIF report

[Al2(CH3)5(C23H20NO)]	Z = 2
Mr = 455.53	F(000) = 488
Triclinic, P1	Dx = 1.157 Mg m−3
Hall symbol: -P 1	Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å
a = 10.4535 (17) Å	Cell parameters from 2148 reflections
b = 11.4306 (18) Å	θ = 3.6–52.0°
c = 12.221 (2) Å	µ = 0.13 mm−1
α = 84.930 (3)°	T = 185 K
β = 86.308 (3)°	Block, colorless
γ = 64.092 (2)°	0.36 × 0.32 × 0.19 mm
V = 1307.9 (4) Å3

SMART CCD area-detector diffractometer	4966 independent reflections
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube	3558 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
graphite	Rint = 0.020
phi and ω scans	θmax = 26.0°, θmin = 1.7°
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2001)	h = −11→12
Tmin = 0.955, Tmax = 0.976	k = −11→14
6899 measured reflections	l = −15→14

Refinement on F2	Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods
Least-squares matrix: full	Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.054	Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites
wR(F2) = 0.150	H-atom parameters constrained
S = 1.03	w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0783P)2 + 0.4595P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3
4966 reflections	(Δ/σ)max < 0.001
297 parameters	Δρmax = 0.48 e Å−3
0 restraints	Δρmin = −0.36 e Å−3

Experimental. see experiment

Geometry. All e.s.d.'s (except the e.s.d. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of e.s.d.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between e.s.d.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell e.s.d.'s is used for estimating e.s.d.'s involving l.s. planes.

Refinement. Refinement of F2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The threshold expression of F2 > σ(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R- factors based on ALL data will be even larger.

	x	y	z	Uiso*/Ueq
Al1	−0.25584 (8)	0.40105 (7)	0.13162 (7)	0.0300 (2)
Al2	−0.06773 (8)	0.36784 (8)	0.33504 (6)	0.0288 (2)
O1	−0.08466 (16)	0.29493 (15)	0.21020 (13)	0.0250 (4)
N1	0.1395 (2)	0.25468 (19)	0.31395 (16)	0.0253 (5)
C1	0.3077 (2)	0.0805 (2)	0.19939 (19)	0.0252 (5)
C2	0.4290 (3)	0.1021 (3)	0.1830 (2)	0.0290 (6)
H2	0.4254	0.1823	0.1968	0.035*
C3	0.5548 (3)	0.0042 (3)	0.1463 (2)	0.0334 (6)
H3	0.6355	0.0188	0.1336	0.040*
C4	0.5597 (3)	−0.1155 (3)	0.1285 (2)	0.0353 (6)
H4	0.6451	−0.1822	0.1060	0.042*
C5	0.4395 (3)	−0.1376 (3)	0.1436 (2)	0.0323 (6)
H5	0.4449	−0.2187	0.1307	0.039*
C6	0.3106 (3)	−0.0396 (2)	0.17803 (19)	0.0269 (5)
C7	0.1771 (3)	−0.0561 (2)	0.19599 (19)	0.0266 (5)
C8	0.1793 (3)	−0.1788 (2)	0.2152 (2)	0.0341 (6)
H8	0.2659	−0.2527	0.2143	0.041*
C9	0.0543 (3)	−0.1924 (3)	0.2355 (2)	0.0360 (6)
H9	0.0570	−0.2750	0.2461	0.043*
C10	−0.0745 (3)	−0.0827 (3)	0.2400 (2)	0.0347 (6)
H10	−0.1581	−0.0917	0.2555	0.042*
C11	−0.0793 (3)	0.0401 (3)	0.2216 (2)	0.0308 (6)
H11	−0.1663	0.1133	0.2251	0.037*
C12	0.0445 (3)	0.0554 (2)	0.19813 (19)	0.0252 (5)
C13	0.0425 (2)	0.1901 (2)	0.17092 (19)	0.0235 (5)
C14	0.1680 (2)	0.1824 (2)	0.23304 (19)	0.0238 (5)
C15	0.0633 (3)	0.2121 (2)	0.0467 (2)	0.0290 (6)
H15A	−0.0174	0.2171	0.0096	0.044*
H15B	0.1479	0.1409	0.0213	0.044*
H15C	0.0723	0.2920	0.0315	0.044*
C16	0.2479 (2)	0.2390 (3)	0.3914 (2)	0.0293 (6)
C17	0.2796 (3)	0.1390 (3)	0.4746 (2)	0.0370 (7)
C18	0.3754 (3)	0.1313 (3)	0.5532 (2)	0.0490 (9)
H18	0.3996	0.0659	0.6096	0.059*
C19	0.4342 (3)	0.2176 (3)	0.5490 (3)	0.0529 (9)
H19	0.4959	0.2111	0.6032	0.064*
C20	0.4026 (3)	0.3144 (3)	0.4649 (3)	0.0462 (8)
H20	0.4444	0.3716	0.4623	0.055*
C21	0.3079 (3)	0.3267 (3)	0.3836 (2)	0.0343 (6)
C22	0.2180 (3)	0.0417 (3)	0.4797 (2)	0.0471 (8)
H22A	0.1166	0.0859	0.4905	0.071*
H22B	0.2580	−0.0219	0.5397	0.071*
H22C	0.2400	−0.0009	0.4121	0.071*
C23	0.2785 (3)	0.4301 (3)	0.2915 (3)	0.0416 (7)
H23A	0.3604	0.4064	0.2428	0.062*
H23B	0.2578	0.5117	0.3211	0.062*
H23C	0.1984	0.4382	0.2518	0.062*
C24	−0.3850 (3)	0.4894 (3)	0.2547 (3)	0.0456 (8)
H24A	−0.3840	0.4254	0.3115	0.068*
H24B	−0.4799	0.5379	0.2287	0.068*
H24C	−0.3538	0.5477	0.2835	0.068*
C25	−0.3291 (3)	0.2930 (3)	0.0638 (3)	0.0489 (8)
H25A	−0.2523	0.2249	0.0271	0.073*
H25B	−0.3996	0.3463	0.0115	0.073*
H25C	−0.3711	0.2552	0.1197	0.073*
C26	−0.2137 (3)	0.5213 (3)	0.0258 (3)	0.0478 (8)
H26A	−0.1576	0.5546	0.0603	0.072*
H26B	−0.3011	0.5923	0.0023	0.072*
H26C	−0.1617	0.4754	−0.0367	0.072*
C27	−0.0914 (3)	0.5476 (3)	0.3150 (3)	0.0488 (8)
H27A	−0.0640	0.5645	0.2410	0.073*
H27B	−0.0326	0.5605	0.3653	0.073*
H27C	−0.1892	0.6061	0.3289	0.073*
C28	−0.1394 (3)	0.3076 (3)	0.4682 (2)	0.0499 (8)
H28A	−0.2332	0.3720	0.4864	0.075*
H28B	−0.0774	0.2940	0.5275	0.075*
H28C	−0.1432	0.2272	0.4566	0.075*

	U11	U22	U33	U12	U13	U23
Al1	0.0220 (4)	0.0301 (4)	0.0366 (4)	−0.0095 (3)	−0.0072 (3)	−0.0015 (3)
Al2	0.0225 (4)	0.0305 (4)	0.0322 (4)	−0.0090 (3)	−0.0017 (3)	−0.0079 (3)
O1	0.0195 (8)	0.0269 (9)	0.0283 (9)	−0.0090 (7)	−0.0039 (7)	−0.0031 (7)
N1	0.0210 (10)	0.0268 (11)	0.0276 (11)	−0.0090 (9)	−0.0056 (8)	−0.0026 (8)
C1	0.0198 (12)	0.0293 (13)	0.0224 (12)	−0.0065 (10)	−0.0025 (9)	−0.0018 (10)
C2	0.0259 (13)	0.0326 (14)	0.0292 (13)	−0.0125 (11)	−0.0067 (10)	−0.0027 (10)
C3	0.0203 (12)	0.0446 (16)	0.0322 (14)	−0.0109 (12)	−0.0025 (10)	−0.0032 (12)
C4	0.0218 (13)	0.0404 (16)	0.0334 (14)	−0.0032 (12)	−0.0017 (11)	−0.0059 (12)
C5	0.0293 (14)	0.0303 (14)	0.0341 (14)	−0.0091 (11)	−0.0039 (11)	−0.0044 (11)
C6	0.0250 (13)	0.0292 (13)	0.0236 (12)	−0.0090 (11)	−0.0043 (10)	0.0000 (10)
C7	0.0283 (13)	0.0297 (14)	0.0221 (12)	−0.0126 (11)	−0.0018 (10)	−0.0030 (10)
C8	0.0346 (15)	0.0252 (14)	0.0379 (15)	−0.0086 (12)	−0.0028 (12)	−0.0016 (11)
C9	0.0450 (17)	0.0295 (15)	0.0391 (16)	−0.0216 (13)	−0.0042 (13)	0.0010 (11)
C10	0.0357 (15)	0.0413 (16)	0.0344 (15)	−0.0243 (13)	−0.0035 (12)	0.0034 (12)
C11	0.0264 (13)	0.0343 (15)	0.0323 (14)	−0.0139 (11)	−0.0028 (11)	0.0007 (11)
C12	0.0267 (13)	0.0262 (13)	0.0238 (12)	−0.0124 (11)	−0.0028 (10)	−0.0013 (10)
C13	0.0182 (11)	0.0239 (12)	0.0274 (13)	−0.0078 (10)	−0.0012 (9)	−0.0028 (9)
C14	0.0227 (12)	0.0235 (12)	0.0261 (12)	−0.0113 (10)	−0.0041 (10)	0.0028 (9)
C15	0.0258 (13)	0.0310 (14)	0.0286 (13)	−0.0106 (11)	−0.0032 (10)	−0.0014 (10)
C16	0.0192 (12)	0.0353 (15)	0.0275 (13)	−0.0045 (11)	−0.0044 (10)	−0.0098 (11)
C17	0.0312 (14)	0.0365 (15)	0.0284 (14)	−0.0001 (12)	−0.0027 (11)	−0.0055 (11)
C18	0.0433 (17)	0.0500 (19)	0.0288 (15)	0.0046 (15)	−0.0106 (13)	−0.0048 (13)
C19	0.0350 (16)	0.064 (2)	0.0409 (18)	0.0012 (16)	−0.0165 (13)	−0.0203 (16)
C20	0.0278 (15)	0.057 (2)	0.0526 (19)	−0.0130 (14)	−0.0085 (13)	−0.0239 (16)
C21	0.0234 (13)	0.0384 (16)	0.0377 (15)	−0.0077 (12)	−0.0043 (11)	−0.0130 (12)
C22	0.0500 (18)	0.0384 (17)	0.0394 (17)	−0.0088 (15)	0.0020 (14)	0.0058 (13)
C23	0.0346 (16)	0.0386 (17)	0.0578 (19)	−0.0208 (13)	−0.0055 (14)	−0.0047 (14)
C24	0.0261 (14)	0.0463 (18)	0.059 (2)	−0.0099 (13)	−0.0006 (13)	−0.0086 (15)
C25	0.0359 (16)	0.0481 (18)	0.062 (2)	−0.0137 (14)	−0.0192 (15)	−0.0092 (15)
C26	0.0395 (17)	0.0454 (18)	0.0518 (19)	−0.0136 (14)	−0.0099 (14)	0.0106 (14)
C27	0.0315 (15)	0.0367 (17)	0.080 (2)	−0.0140 (13)	−0.0009 (15)	−0.0177 (16)
C28	0.0411 (17)	0.063 (2)	0.0366 (16)	−0.0146 (16)	0.0030 (13)	−0.0062 (14)

Al1—O1	1.9273 (17)	C15—H15A	0.9600
Al1—C25	1.972 (3)	C15—H15B	0.9600
Al1—C26	1.974 (3)	C15—H15C	0.9600
Al1—C24	1.980 (3)	C16—C21	1.389 (4)
Al2—O1	1.8552 (17)	C16—C17	1.399 (4)
Al2—C28	1.944 (3)	C17—C18	1.401 (4)
Al2—C27	1.954 (3)	C17—C22	1.504 (4)
Al2—N1	1.993 (2)	C18—C19	1.367 (5)
O1—C13	1.436 (3)	C18—H18	0.9300
N1—C14	1.281 (3)	C19—C20	1.383 (5)
N1—C16	1.465 (3)	C19—H19	0.9300
C1—C2	1.393 (3)	C20—C21	1.403 (4)
C1—C6	1.407 (3)	C20—H20	0.9300
C1—C14	1.477 (3)	C21—C23	1.499 (4)
C2—C3	1.382 (3)	C22—H22A	0.9600
C2—H2	0.9300	C22—H22B	0.9600
C3—C4	1.382 (4)	C22—H22C	0.9600
C3—H3	0.9300	C23—H23A	0.9600
C4—C5	1.384 (4)	C23—H23B	0.9600
C4—H4	0.9300	C23—H23C	0.9600
C5—C6	1.392 (3)	C24—H24A	0.9600
C5—H5	0.9300	C24—H24B	0.9600
C6—C7	1.489 (3)	C24—H24C	0.9600
C7—C8	1.391 (4)	C25—H25A	0.9600
C7—C12	1.415 (3)	C25—H25B	0.9600
C8—C9	1.386 (4)	C25—H25C	0.9600
C8—H8	0.9300	C26—H26A	0.9600
C9—C10	1.384 (4)	C26—H26B	0.9600
C9—H9	0.9300	C26—H26C	0.9600
C10—C11	1.381 (4)	C27—H27A	0.9600
C10—H10	0.9300	C27—H27B	0.9600
C11—C12	1.388 (3)	C27—H27C	0.9600
C11—H11	0.9300	C28—H28A	0.9600
C12—C13	1.538 (3)	C28—H28B	0.9600
C13—C14	1.523 (3)	C28—H28C	0.9600
C13—C15	1.534 (3)
O1—Al1—C25	111.41 (11)	H15A—C15—H15B	109.5
O1—Al1—C26	107.52 (11)	C13—C15—H15C	109.5
C25—Al1—C26	113.94 (15)	H15A—C15—H15C	109.5
O1—Al1—C24	100.23 (11)	H15B—C15—H15C	109.5
C25—Al1—C24	109.59 (14)	C21—C16—C17	123.2 (2)
C26—Al1—C24	113.30 (14)	C21—C16—N1	119.6 (2)
O1—Al2—C28	113.23 (12)	C17—C16—N1	117.1 (2)
O1—Al2—C27	116.12 (12)	C16—C17—C18	116.5 (3)
C28—Al2—C27	120.52 (15)	C16—C17—C22	122.6 (2)
O1—Al2—N1	84.06 (8)	C18—C17—C22	120.8 (3)
C28—Al2—N1	109.79 (12)	C19—C18—C17	121.7 (3)
C27—Al2—N1	106.33 (11)	C19—C18—H18	119.2
C13—O1—Al2	116.20 (13)	C17—C18—H18	119.2
C13—O1—Al1	128.09 (14)	C18—C19—C20	120.5 (3)
Al2—O1—Al1	113.45 (9)	C18—C19—H19	119.7
C14—N1—C16	121.9 (2)	C20—C19—H19	119.7
C14—N1—Al2	113.25 (16)	C19—C20—C21	120.4 (3)
C16—N1—Al2	124.23 (15)	C19—C20—H20	119.8
C2—C1—C6	121.0 (2)	C21—C20—H20	119.8
C2—C1—C14	122.9 (2)	C16—C21—C20	117.6 (3)
C6—C1—C14	116.0 (2)	C16—C21—C23	123.0 (2)
C3—C2—C1	119.9 (2)	C20—C21—C23	119.4 (3)
C3—C2—H2	120.1	C17—C22—H22A	109.5
C1—C2—H2	120.1	C17—C22—H22B	109.5
C2—C3—C4	119.5 (2)	H22A—C22—H22B	109.5
C2—C3—H3	120.2	C17—C22—H22C	109.5
C4—C3—H3	120.2	H22A—C22—H22C	109.5
C3—C4—C5	121.1 (2)	H22B—C22—H22C	109.5
C3—C4—H4	119.5	C21—C23—H23A	109.5
C5—C4—H4	119.5	C21—C23—H23B	109.5
C4—C5—C6	120.5 (2)	H23A—C23—H23B	109.5
C4—C5—H5	119.7	C21—C23—H23C	109.5
C6—C5—H5	119.7	H23A—C23—H23C	109.5
C5—C6—C1	118.0 (2)	H23B—C23—H23C	109.5
C5—C6—C7	123.6 (2)	Al1—C24—H24A	109.5
C1—C6—C7	118.4 (2)	Al1—C24—H24B	109.5
C8—C7—C12	118.8 (2)	H24A—C24—H24B	109.5
C8—C7—C6	121.6 (2)	Al1—C24—H24C	109.5
C12—C7—C6	119.6 (2)	H24A—C24—H24C	109.5
C9—C8—C7	120.9 (2)	H24B—C24—H24C	109.5
C9—C8—H8	119.5	Al1—C25—H25A	109.5
C7—C8—H8	119.5	Al1—C25—H25B	109.5
C10—C9—C8	119.8 (2)	H25A—C25—H25B	109.5
C10—C9—H9	120.1	Al1—C25—H25C	109.5
C8—C9—H9	120.1	H25A—C25—H25C	109.5
C11—C10—C9	120.2 (3)	H25B—C25—H25C	109.5
C11—C10—H10	119.9	Al1—C26—H26A	109.5
C9—C10—H10	119.9	Al1—C26—H26B	109.5
C10—C11—C12	120.7 (2)	H26A—C26—H26B	109.5
C10—C11—H11	119.7	Al1—C26—H26C	109.5
C12—C11—H11	119.7	H26A—C26—H26C	109.5
C11—C12—C7	119.5 (2)	H26B—C26—H26C	109.5
C11—C12—C13	122.1 (2)	Al2—C27—H27A	109.5
C7—C12—C13	118.3 (2)	Al2—C27—H27B	109.5
O1—C13—C14	108.52 (18)	H27A—C27—H27B	109.5
O1—C13—C15	110.23 (19)	Al2—C27—H27C	109.5
C14—C13—C15	111.17 (19)	H27A—C27—H27C	109.5
O1—C13—C12	113.07 (18)	H27B—C27—H27C	109.5
C14—C13—C12	103.48 (19)	Al2—C28—H28A	109.5
C15—C13—C12	110.20 (19)	Al2—C28—H28B	109.5
N1—C14—C1	127.7 (2)	H28A—C28—H28B	109.5
N1—C14—C13	117.1 (2)	Al2—C28—H28C	109.5
C1—C14—C13	114.8 (2)	H28A—C28—H28C	109.5
C13—C15—H15A	109.5	H28B—C28—H28C	109.5
C13—C15—H15B	109.5

Table 1

Selected bond lengths (Å)

Al1—O1	1.9273 (17)
Al1—C25	1.972 (3)
Al1—C26	1.974 (3)
Al1—C24	1.980 (3)
Al2—O1	1.8552 (17)
Al2—C28	1.944 (3)
Al2—C27	1.954 (3)
Al2—N1	1.993 (2)