Role of [dbnd]NOH intermolecular interactions in oxime derivatives via Crystal structure, Hirshfeld surface, PIXELC and DFT calculations

Oximes are building block of organic synthesis and they have wide range applications in laboratories, industries, and pharmaceutical as antidotes. Herein we report the crystal structures of oxime derivative Beta-p-Dimethylaminodeoxybenzionoxime (I) and o-Chloro-p-dimethylaminodeoxybenzion (II) the precursor molecule of o-Chloro-p-dimethylaminodeoxybenzionoxime and their intermolecular interactions studies through Hirshfeld surface & 2D-fingerprint plot analysis along with PIXELC and DFT calculations. The packing arrangements in I and II are driven by O–H⋯N and O–H⋯C interactions respectively. The O–H⋯N hydrogen bonding in I facilitates the formation of the dimer with the motif of R (²<inf>2</inf>(6)), whereas in II absence of oxime moiety ([dbnd]NOH) restricts the dimer formation. The 2D-fingerprint plot shows the close contacts for the intermolecular interactions in I & II. The PIXELC calculation of II suggests O–H⋯C contributes for intermolecular interaction that stabilizes the crystal packing with the total energy value of 60.4 kcal/mol. The DFT calculation using B3LYP with 6-311G (d, p) functional set for both the derivatives shows a small deviation in the benzene ring (I) and chlorobenzene ring (II) with the RMSD value of 0.5095 Å and 0.8472 Å respectively.