organic compounds
Indole-3-thiouronium iodide
aCrystal and Structural Chemistry, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands, and bChemical Biology & Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
*Correspondence e-mail: a.l.spek@chem.uu.nl
In the title compound, C9H10N3S+·I−, the indole ring system and the thiouronium group are essentially perpendicular, with a dihedral angle of 89.87 (8)°. By intermolecular hydrogen bonding, a three-dimensional network is formed, which is additionally supported by intermolecular C—H⋯π interactions.
Related literature
For the synthesis of the title compound, see: Harris (1969); van der Geer et al. (2007). For the crystal structures of similar compounds, see: Lutz et al. (2008); Ng (1995). For the characterization of C—H⋯π interactions, see: Malone et al. (1997). For thermal-motion analysis, see: Schomaker & Trueblood (1998). For the Cambridge Structural Database (update of August 2007), see: Allen (2002).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: COLLECT (Nonius, 1999); cell PEAKREF (Schreurs, 2005); data reduction: EVAL14 (Duisenberg et al., 2003) and SADABS (Sheldrick, 2002); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: PLATON (Spek, 2003); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97.
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536807064719/bt2659sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536807064719/bt2659Isup2.hkl
Indole-3-thiouronium iodide was prepared as described in literature (Harris, 1969; van der Geer et al., 2007) and crystallized by diethyl ether vapor diffusion into an acetone solution.
Uronium and thiouronium ions are positively charged with the charge delocalized over the N—C—N group. In crystal engineering this group is therefore complementary to the negatively charged carboxylate group, not only in charge distribution but also in hydrogen-bonding ability.
The molecular geometry of the cation of title compound indole-3-thiouronium iodide (I) (Fig. 1) is very similar to the corresponding nitrate salt (Lutz et al., 2007). The C—N bond lengths of 1.306 (2) and 1.317 (2) Å show significant double bond character while the C—S bond of 1.7533 (19) Å is in the expected range for a single bond. Similar distances and angles have also been found in the benzylthiouronium cation (Ng, 1995).
As in the nitrate salt, the cation consists of two planar subunits, i.e. the indole and the thiouronium moieties, which are perpendicular to each other with an angle of 89.87 (8)° between the corresponding least squares planes. The weighted R value of a thermal motion analysis using the program THMA11 (Schomaker & Trueblood, 1998) results in a low weighted R value of 0.106, which is slightly higher than in the nitrate salt (0.084).
The iodide anion is surrounded by five N—H groups which act as hydrogen bond donors (Fig. 2). This results in a three dimensional hydrogen bonded network. The H···I distances of 2.76 (3) to 2.97 (2) Å are in the same range as found for other N—H···I hydrogen bonds in the Cambridge Structural Database (update August 2007; Allen, 2002), where we calculate an average H···I distance of 2.80 Å. In general, N—H···I hydrogen bonds are relatively weak; the average hydrogen bonded intermolecular N···I distance is 3.65 Å in the Cambridge Structural Database, which is not shorter than the sum of van der Waals radii of 1.55 (nitrogen) plus 1.98 Å (iodine).
In addition to the N—H···I hydrogen bonds there are weak intermolecular C—H···π interactions between H1 and the six-membered ring of the indole moiety (Fig. 3). The distance of H1 to the least squares plane of the six-membered ring is 2.83 (2) Å and the distance to the center of gravity of this ring is 2.91 (2) Å (Table 2). According to the classification of Malone et al. (1997) this is a "Type I" C—H···π interaction.
For the synthesis of the title compound, see: Harris (1969); van der Geer et al. (2007). For the crystal structures of similar compounds, see: Lutz et al. (2007); Ng (1995). For the characterization of C—H···π interactions, see: Malone et al. (1997). For thermal-motion analysis, see: Schomaker & Trueblood (1998). For the Cambridge Structural Database (update of August 2007), see: Allen (2002).
Data collection: COLLECT (Nonius, 1999); cell
PEAKREF (Schreurs, 2005); data reduction: EVAL14 (Duisenberg et al., 2003) and SADABS (Sheldrick, 2002); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: PLATON (Spek, 2003); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997).Fig. 1. : The molecular structure of (I). Displacement ellipsoids are drawn at the 50% probability level and H atoms are shown as small spheres of arbitrary radii. | |
Fig. 2. : Hydrogen bonded environment of the iodide in (I). C—H hydrogen atoms are omitted for clarity. Symmetry operations i: 1 + x, y, z; ii: 1 - x, 1 - y, -z; iii: x, 0.5 - y, z - 1/2. | |
Fig. 3. : C—H···π interaction in (I). View along the crystallographic b axis. Symmetry operation i: x, 0.5 - y, z - 1/2. |
C9H10N3S+·I− | F(000) = 616 |
Mr = 319.16 | Dx = 1.819 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 11915 reflections |
a = 10.5098 (2) Å | θ = 2.0–27.5° |
b = 10.6264 (3) Å | µ = 2.89 mm−1 |
c = 10.6951 (4) Å | T = 150 K |
β = 102.648 (2)° | Block, colourless |
V = 1165.46 (6) Å3 | 0.30 × 0.30 × 0.30 mm |
Z = 4 |
Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer | 2668 independent reflections |
Radiation source: rotating anode | 2470 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.033 |
φ and ω scans | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 2.0° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2002) | h = −13→13 |
Tmin = 0.24, Tmax = 0.42 | k = −13→13 |
15531 measured reflections | l = −13→13 |
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)] = 0.018 | Hydrogen site location: difference Fourier map |
wR(F2) = 0.045 | All H-atom parameters refined |
S = 1.09 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0216P)2 + 0.5241P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2668 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.003 |
167 parameters | Δρmax = 0.50 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.53 e Å−3 |
C9H10N3S+·I− | V = 1165.46 (6) Å3 |
Mr = 319.16 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 10.5098 (2) Å | µ = 2.89 mm−1 |
b = 10.6264 (3) Å | T = 150 K |
c = 10.6951 (4) Å | 0.30 × 0.30 × 0.30 mm |
β = 102.648 (2)° |
Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer | 2668 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2002) | 2470 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.24, Tmax = 0.42 | Rint = 0.033 |
15531 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.018 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.045 | All H-atom parameters refined |
S = 1.09 | Δρmax = 0.50 e Å−3 |
2668 reflections | Δρmin = −0.53 e Å−3 |
167 parameters |
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 | ||
S1 | 0.43028 (5) | 0.17217 (4) | 0.29661 (4) | 0.02089 (10) | |
N1 | 0.08974 (16) | 0.33441 (15) | 0.18625 (17) | 0.0243 (3) | |
H1N | 0.024 (2) | 0.343 (2) | 0.140 (2) | 0.017 (5)* | |
N2 | 0.49115 (18) | 0.34694 (16) | 0.13906 (16) | 0.0237 (3) | |
H2N | 0.541 (3) | 0.384 (3) | 0.097 (2) | 0.039 (7)* | |
H3N | 0.415 (2) | 0.365 (2) | 0.123 (2) | 0.025 (6)* | |
N3 | 0.65635 (17) | 0.21727 (17) | 0.23827 (18) | 0.0247 (3) | |
H4N | 0.680 (2) | 0.170 (2) | 0.291 (2) | 0.025 (6)* | |
H5N | 0.711 (2) | 0.251 (2) | 0.196 (3) | 0.040 (7)* | |
C1 | 0.18173 (18) | 0.24948 (18) | 0.17078 (18) | 0.0220 (4) | |
H1 | 0.168 (2) | 0.198 (2) | 0.101 (2) | 0.032 (6)* | |
C2 | 0.29152 (17) | 0.26651 (17) | 0.26602 (17) | 0.0193 (3) | |
C3 | 0.3378 (2) | 0.42952 (18) | 0.45307 (19) | 0.0238 (4) | |
H3 | 0.422 (2) | 0.402 (2) | 0.491 (2) | 0.022 (5)* | |
C4 | 0.2801 (2) | 0.52789 (19) | 0.5048 (2) | 0.0287 (4) | |
H4 | 0.325 (3) | 0.574 (3) | 0.577 (3) | 0.047 (8)* | |
C5 | 0.1524 (2) | 0.5675 (2) | 0.4494 (2) | 0.0312 (5) | |
H5 | 0.117 (2) | 0.635 (2) | 0.487 (2) | 0.027 (6)* | |
C6 | 0.0801 (2) | 0.5097 (2) | 0.3418 (2) | 0.0277 (4) | |
H6 | −0.004 (3) | 0.536 (2) | 0.304 (3) | 0.034 (7)* | |
C7 | 0.13841 (18) | 0.40987 (18) | 0.29061 (18) | 0.0218 (4) | |
C8 | 0.26581 (17) | 0.36941 (16) | 0.34426 (17) | 0.0189 (3) | |
C9 | 0.53403 (17) | 0.25457 (16) | 0.21755 (16) | 0.0183 (3) | |
I1 | 0.770943 (11) | 0.454617 (11) | 0.031246 (11) | 0.02163 (5) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
S1 | 0.0194 (2) | 0.0196 (2) | 0.0242 (2) | 0.00360 (16) | 0.00591 (17) | 0.00584 (17) |
N1 | 0.0146 (8) | 0.0273 (8) | 0.0288 (9) | 0.0010 (6) | −0.0001 (7) | −0.0015 (7) |
N2 | 0.0188 (8) | 0.0262 (8) | 0.0259 (8) | 0.0001 (7) | 0.0045 (7) | 0.0077 (6) |
N3 | 0.0202 (8) | 0.0272 (9) | 0.0278 (9) | 0.0059 (7) | 0.0076 (7) | 0.0069 (7) |
C1 | 0.0210 (9) | 0.0227 (9) | 0.0222 (9) | −0.0008 (7) | 0.0047 (7) | −0.0001 (7) |
C2 | 0.0160 (8) | 0.0200 (8) | 0.0227 (9) | 0.0001 (7) | 0.0058 (7) | 0.0032 (7) |
C3 | 0.0238 (10) | 0.0234 (9) | 0.0232 (9) | −0.0020 (7) | 0.0032 (8) | 0.0034 (7) |
C4 | 0.0367 (13) | 0.0238 (10) | 0.0251 (10) | −0.0043 (8) | 0.0059 (9) | −0.0023 (8) |
C5 | 0.0365 (13) | 0.0231 (10) | 0.0378 (12) | 0.0020 (8) | 0.0165 (10) | −0.0032 (8) |
C6 | 0.0219 (10) | 0.0273 (10) | 0.0354 (11) | 0.0049 (8) | 0.0094 (9) | 0.0003 (8) |
C7 | 0.0180 (9) | 0.0211 (8) | 0.0266 (9) | 0.0004 (7) | 0.0058 (7) | 0.0023 (7) |
C8 | 0.0185 (9) | 0.0184 (8) | 0.0210 (8) | −0.0006 (7) | 0.0067 (7) | 0.0042 (7) |
C9 | 0.0198 (9) | 0.0175 (8) | 0.0173 (8) | −0.0007 (7) | 0.0031 (6) | −0.0014 (6) |
I1 | 0.01614 (8) | 0.02314 (8) | 0.02444 (8) | 0.00029 (4) | 0.00192 (5) | 0.00236 (4) |
S1—C2 | 1.7406 (18) | C1—H1 | 0.91 (2) |
S1—C9 | 1.7533 (19) | C2—C8 | 1.438 (2) |
N1—C1 | 1.359 (2) | C3—C4 | 1.383 (3) |
N1—C7 | 1.379 (3) | C3—C8 | 1.396 (3) |
N1—H1N | 0.76 (2) | C3—H3 | 0.94 (2) |
N2—C9 | 1.306 (2) | C4—C5 | 1.407 (4) |
N2—H2N | 0.86 (3) | C4—H4 | 0.95 (3) |
N2—H3N | 0.80 (2) | C5—C6 | 1.377 (3) |
N3—C9 | 1.317 (2) | C5—H5 | 0.94 (2) |
N3—H4N | 0.75 (3) | C6—C7 | 1.396 (3) |
N3—H5N | 0.88 (3) | C6—H6 | 0.93 (3) |
C1—C2 | 1.374 (3) | C7—C8 | 1.404 (3) |
C2—S1—C9 | 101.87 (9) | C3—C4—C5 | 121.3 (2) |
C1—N1—C7 | 109.70 (16) | C3—C4—H4 | 122.2 (18) |
C1—N1—H1N | 124.2 (16) | C5—C4—H4 | 116.5 (18) |
C7—N1—H1N | 125.7 (16) | C6—C5—C4 | 121.3 (2) |
C9—N2—H2N | 121.1 (18) | C6—C5—H5 | 119.9 (14) |
C9—N2—H3N | 120.1 (17) | C4—C5—H5 | 118.8 (14) |
H2N—N2—H3N | 118 (2) | C5—C6—C7 | 117.18 (19) |
C9—N3—H4N | 118.3 (18) | C5—C6—H6 | 121.6 (15) |
C9—N3—H5N | 120.9 (17) | C7—C6—H6 | 121.2 (15) |
H4N—N3—H5N | 121 (2) | N1—C7—C6 | 129.98 (18) |
N1—C1—C2 | 109.07 (17) | N1—C7—C8 | 107.73 (16) |
N1—C1—H1 | 120.7 (15) | C6—C7—C8 | 122.29 (18) |
C2—C1—H1 | 130.0 (15) | C3—C8—C7 | 119.67 (17) |
C1—C2—C8 | 107.29 (17) | C3—C8—C2 | 134.13 (18) |
C1—C2—S1 | 126.63 (15) | C7—C8—C2 | 106.20 (16) |
C8—C2—S1 | 125.81 (14) | N2—C9—N3 | 121.41 (18) |
C4—C3—C8 | 118.29 (19) | N2—C9—S1 | 121.45 (15) |
C4—C3—H3 | 121.6 (14) | N3—C9—S1 | 117.12 (14) |
C8—C3—H3 | 120.1 (14) | ||
C7—N1—C1—C2 | 1.0 (2) | C4—C3—C8—C7 | 0.1 (3) |
N1—C1—C2—C8 | −0.6 (2) | C4—C3—C8—C2 | −179.7 (2) |
N1—C1—C2—S1 | 173.64 (14) | N1—C7—C8—C3 | −179.32 (17) |
C9—S1—C2—C1 | 96.99 (19) | C6—C7—C8—C3 | 0.4 (3) |
C9—S1—C2—C8 | −89.75 (17) | N1—C7—C8—C2 | 0.5 (2) |
C8—C3—C4—C5 | −0.3 (3) | C6—C7—C8—C2 | −179.74 (18) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 0.1 (3) | C1—C2—C8—C3 | 179.9 (2) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | 0.4 (3) | S1—C2—C8—C3 | 5.5 (3) |
C1—N1—C7—C6 | 179.4 (2) | C1—C2—C8—C7 | 0.1 (2) |
C1—N1—C7—C8 | −0.9 (2) | S1—C2—C8—C7 | −174.27 (14) |
C5—C6—C7—N1 | 179.0 (2) | C2—S1—C9—N2 | −11.53 (17) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | −0.7 (3) | C2—S1—C9—N3 | 170.10 (14) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1N···I1i | 0.76 (2) | 2.91 (2) | 3.6295 (17) | 158 (2) |
N2—H2N···I1 | 0.86 (3) | 2.76 (3) | 3.5736 (18) | 158 (2) |
N2—H3N···I1ii | 0.80 (2) | 2.97 (2) | 3.6269 (17) | 141 (2) |
N3—H4N···I1iii | 0.75 (3) | 2.86 (3) | 3.5990 (19) | 165 (2) |
N3—H5N···I1 | 0.88 (3) | 2.95 (3) | 3.7258 (19) | 149 (2) |
C1—H1···Cg1iv | 0.91 (2) | 2.91 (2) | 3.794 (2) | 162.8 (18) |
Symmetry codes: (i) x−1, y, z; (ii) −x+1, −y+1, −z; (iii) x, −y+1/2, z+1/2; (iv) x, −y+1/2, z−1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C9H10N3S+·I− |
Mr | 319.16 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 150 |
a, b, c (Å) | 10.5098 (2), 10.6264 (3), 10.6951 (4) |
β (°) | 102.648 (2) |
V (Å3) | 1165.46 (6) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 2.89 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.30 × 0.30 × 0.30 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Nonius KappaCCD |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2002) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.24, 0.42 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 15531, 2668, 2470 |
Rint | 0.033 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.650 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.018, 0.045, 1.09 |
No. of reflections | 2668 |
No. of parameters | 167 |
H-atom treatment | All H-atom parameters refined |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.50, −0.53 |
Computer programs: COLLECT (Nonius, 1999), PEAKREF (Schreurs, 2005), EVAL14 (Duisenberg et al., 2003) and SADABS (Sheldrick, 2002), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997), PLATON (Spek, 2003).
S1—C2 | 1.7406 (18) | N2—C9 | 1.306 (2) |
S1—C9 | 1.7533 (19) | N3—C9 | 1.317 (2) |
C2—S1—C9 | 101.87 (9) | N2—C9—S1 | 121.45 (15) |
N2—C9—N3 | 121.41 (18) | N3—C9—S1 | 117.12 (14) |
C9—S1—C2—C1 | 96.99 (19) | C2—S1—C9—N2 | −11.53 (17) |
C9—S1—C2—C8 | −89.75 (17) | C2—S1—C9—N3 | 170.10 (14) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1N···I1i | 0.76 (2) | 2.91 (2) | 3.6295 (17) | 158 (2) |
N2—H2N···I1 | 0.86 (3) | 2.76 (3) | 3.5736 (18) | 158 (2) |
N2—H3N···I1ii | 0.80 (2) | 2.97 (2) | 3.6269 (17) | 141 (2) |
N3—H4N···I1iii | 0.75 (3) | 2.86 (3) | 3.5990 (19) | 165 (2) |
N3—H5N···I1 | 0.88 (3) | 2.95 (3) | 3.7258 (19) | 149 (2) |
C1—H1···Cg1iv | 0.91 (2) | 2.91 (2) | 3.794 (2) | 162.8 (18) |
Symmetry codes: (i) x−1, y, z; (ii) −x+1, −y+1, −z; (iii) x, −y+1/2, z+1/2; (iv) x, −y+1/2, z−1/2. |
Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the Council for Chemical Sciences of the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (CW–NWO).
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Uronium and thiouronium ions are positively charged with the charge delocalized over the N—C—N group. In crystal engineering this group is therefore complementary to the negatively charged carboxylate group, not only in charge distribution but also in hydrogen-bonding ability.
The molecular geometry of the cation of title compound indole-3-thiouronium iodide (I) (Fig. 1) is very similar to the corresponding nitrate salt (Lutz et al., 2007). The C—N bond lengths of 1.306 (2) and 1.317 (2) Å show significant double bond character while the C—S bond of 1.7533 (19) Å is in the expected range for a single bond. Similar distances and angles have also been found in the benzylthiouronium cation (Ng, 1995).
As in the nitrate salt, the cation consists of two planar subunits, i.e. the indole and the thiouronium moieties, which are perpendicular to each other with an angle of 89.87 (8)° between the corresponding least squares planes. The weighted R value of a thermal motion analysis using the program THMA11 (Schomaker & Trueblood, 1998) results in a low weighted R value of 0.106, which is slightly higher than in the nitrate salt (0.084).
The iodide anion is surrounded by five N—H groups which act as hydrogen bond donors (Fig. 2). This results in a three dimensional hydrogen bonded network. The H···I distances of 2.76 (3) to 2.97 (2) Å are in the same range as found for other N—H···I hydrogen bonds in the Cambridge Structural Database (update August 2007; Allen, 2002), where we calculate an average H···I distance of 2.80 Å. In general, N—H···I hydrogen bonds are relatively weak; the average hydrogen bonded intermolecular N···I distance is 3.65 Å in the Cambridge Structural Database, which is not shorter than the sum of van der Waals radii of 1.55 (nitrogen) plus 1.98 Å (iodine).
In addition to the N—H···I hydrogen bonds there are weak intermolecular C—H···π interactions between H1 and the six-membered ring of the indole moiety (Fig. 3). The distance of H1 to the least squares plane of the six-membered ring is 2.83 (2) Å and the distance to the center of gravity of this ring is 2.91 (2) Å (Table 2). According to the classification of Malone et al. (1997) this is a "Type I" C—H···π interaction.