organic compounds
2-(1,3-Benzothiazol-2-yl)guanidine
aChemistry & Environmental Science Division, School of Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, England, bDepartment of Chemistry, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt, cDepartment of Organic Chemistry, Baku State University, Baku, Azerbaijan, and dDepartment of Chemistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
*Correspondence e-mail: seikweng@um.edu.my
In the title comound, C8H8N4S, one of the two independent molecules is essentially planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.025 Å), while the other is slightly buckled (r.m.s. deviation = 0.131 Å) with the guanidine unit bent out of the plane of the fused-ring system by 16.8 (1)°. In the crystal, intermolecular N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds between the two independent molecules give rise to a hydrogen-bonded dimer. Addtional weak intermolecular N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds connect these dimers into chains along [010]. An intramolecular N—H⋯N hydrogen bond is also observed in each independent molecule.
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2005); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2005); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: X-SEED (Barbour, 2001); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Supporting information
10.1107/S160053681100732X/lh5214sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S160053681100732X/lh5214Isup2.hkl
2-Aminothiophenol (0.050 mol) was dissolved in 10% sulfuric acid (50 ml) and to the solution was added cyanoduanidine (0.075 mol). The mixture was heated to give a clear solution. To the cool solution was added 50% sodium hydroxide (10 mol) to precipitate the product. X-ray quality crystals were recrystallized from ethanol in 90% yield. The synthesis was based on a reported procedure (Dolzhenko et al., 2006).
Carbon-bound H-atoms were placed in calculated positions [C–H 0.93 Å; Uiso(H) 1.2Ueq(C)] and were included in the
in a riding-model approximation. The amino H-atoms were located in a difference Fourier map, and were refined with a distance restraint of N–H 0.86±0.01 Å; the Uiso(H) values were refined.Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2005); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2005); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2005); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: X-SEED (Barbour, 2001); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).Fig. 1. Thermal ellipsoid plot (Barbour, 2001) of the two independent molecules of C8H8N4 with displacement ellipsoids drawn at the 50% probability level. Hydrogen atoms are drawn as spheres of arbitrary radius. Hydrogen bonds are denoted by dashed lines. |
C8H8N4S | F(000) = 1600 |
Mr = 192.24 | Dx = 1.468 Mg m−3 |
Orthorhombic, Pbca | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ac 2ab | Cell parameters from 9882 reflections |
a = 10.2970 (3) Å | θ = 2.3–27.7° |
b = 10.0817 (3) Å | µ = 0.33 mm−1 |
c = 33.5158 (11) Å | T = 295 K |
V = 3479.32 (18) Å3 | Prism, colorless |
Z = 16 | 0.30 × 0.30 × 0.30 mm |
Bruker APEXII diffractometer | 3345 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | Rint = 0.026 |
Graphite monochromator | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 2.3° |
ϕ and ω scans | h = −13→13 |
35704 measured reflections | k = −13→13 |
3996 independent reflections | l = −43→43 |
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)] = 0.039 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.111 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.13 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0453P)2 + 1.2618P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3996 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
267 parameters | Δρmax = 0.22 e Å−3 |
8 restraints | Δρmin = −0.28 e Å−3 |
C8H8N4S | V = 3479.32 (18) Å3 |
Mr = 192.24 | Z = 16 |
Orthorhombic, Pbca | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 10.2970 (3) Å | µ = 0.33 mm−1 |
b = 10.0817 (3) Å | T = 295 K |
c = 33.5158 (11) Å | 0.30 × 0.30 × 0.30 mm |
Bruker APEXII diffractometer | 3345 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
35704 measured reflections | Rint = 0.026 |
3996 independent reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.039 | 8 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.111 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.13 | Δρmax = 0.22 e Å−3 |
3996 reflections | Δρmin = −0.28 e Å−3 |
267 parameters |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
S1 | 0.48382 (5) | 0.66100 (5) | 0.659730 (17) | 0.05839 (16) | |
S2 | 0.84372 (5) | 0.47427 (6) | 0.472576 (17) | 0.06418 (17) | |
N1 | 0.55487 (14) | 0.42140 (14) | 0.67760 (4) | 0.0474 (3) | |
N2 | 0.64035 (14) | 0.51382 (15) | 0.61637 (5) | 0.0485 (3) | |
N3 | 0.71411 (18) | 0.29516 (18) | 0.62708 (6) | 0.0605 (4) | |
H31 | 0.6709 (19) | 0.293 (2) | 0.6491 (4) | 0.064 (7)* | |
H32 | 0.756 (2) | 0.2272 (16) | 0.6184 (7) | 0.073 (7)* | |
N4 | 0.77196 (19) | 0.4128 (2) | 0.57119 (5) | 0.0649 (5) | |
H41 | 0.753 (3) | 0.4781 (19) | 0.5560 (6) | 0.087 (9)* | |
H42 | 0.8259 (19) | 0.3507 (18) | 0.5657 (7) | 0.071 (7)* | |
N5 | 0.67826 (16) | 0.63000 (15) | 0.43811 (5) | 0.0537 (4) | |
N6 | 0.66455 (16) | 0.61327 (15) | 0.51004 (5) | 0.0534 (4) | |
N7 | 0.47131 (19) | 0.70197 (19) | 0.48350 (6) | 0.0612 (4) | |
H71 | 0.505 (2) | 0.692 (3) | 0.4602 (4) | 0.079 (9)* | |
H72 | 0.3919 (12) | 0.722 (2) | 0.4882 (7) | 0.074 (7)* | |
N8 | 0.5036 (2) | 0.68148 (19) | 0.55135 (6) | 0.0649 (5) | |
H81 | 0.539 (2) | 0.635 (2) | 0.5699 (5) | 0.066 (7)* | |
H82 | 0.4247 (12) | 0.706 (3) | 0.5554 (7) | 0.082 (8)* | |
C1 | 0.47271 (17) | 0.46403 (18) | 0.70777 (6) | 0.0477 (4) | |
C2 | 0.4344 (2) | 0.3899 (2) | 0.74069 (6) | 0.0609 (5) | |
H2 | 0.4661 | 0.3043 | 0.7443 | 0.073* | |
C3 | 0.3497 (2) | 0.4436 (3) | 0.76785 (7) | 0.0682 (6) | |
H3 | 0.3247 | 0.3939 | 0.7899 | 0.082* | |
C4 | 0.3009 (2) | 0.5704 (2) | 0.76293 (7) | 0.0690 (6) | |
H4 | 0.2434 | 0.6047 | 0.7817 | 0.083* | |
C5 | 0.3367 (2) | 0.6461 (2) | 0.73061 (7) | 0.0626 (5) | |
H5 | 0.3037 | 0.7312 | 0.7272 | 0.075* | |
C6 | 0.42309 (18) | 0.59256 (18) | 0.70318 (6) | 0.0504 (4) | |
C7 | 0.56907 (17) | 0.51333 (16) | 0.65055 (5) | 0.0448 (4) | |
C8 | 0.70785 (17) | 0.40623 (18) | 0.60589 (6) | 0.0488 (4) | |
C9 | 0.75591 (18) | 0.57694 (17) | 0.40817 (5) | 0.0495 (4) | |
C10 | 0.7460 (2) | 0.6048 (2) | 0.36749 (6) | 0.0604 (5) | |
H10 | 0.6833 | 0.6637 | 0.3582 | 0.072* | |
C11 | 0.8292 (2) | 0.5445 (2) | 0.34137 (7) | 0.0640 (6) | |
H11 | 0.8221 | 0.5624 | 0.3142 | 0.077* | |
C12 | 0.9238 (2) | 0.4574 (2) | 0.35448 (7) | 0.0685 (6) | |
H12 | 0.9791 | 0.4175 | 0.3361 | 0.082* | |
C13 | 0.9367 (2) | 0.4293 (2) | 0.39439 (7) | 0.0697 (6) | |
H13 | 1.0006 | 0.3712 | 0.4033 | 0.084* | |
C14 | 0.85219 (19) | 0.48948 (19) | 0.42113 (6) | 0.0545 (5) | |
C15 | 0.71308 (18) | 0.58623 (17) | 0.47312 (6) | 0.0494 (4) | |
C16 | 0.5469 (2) | 0.66392 (17) | 0.51381 (6) | 0.0529 (4) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
S1 | 0.0643 (3) | 0.0367 (2) | 0.0742 (3) | 0.0069 (2) | 0.0233 (2) | 0.0041 (2) |
S2 | 0.0636 (3) | 0.0691 (3) | 0.0598 (3) | 0.0202 (3) | −0.0057 (2) | 0.0084 (2) |
N1 | 0.0456 (8) | 0.0428 (7) | 0.0537 (8) | 0.0032 (6) | −0.0053 (6) | 0.0014 (6) |
N2 | 0.0488 (8) | 0.0429 (8) | 0.0537 (8) | 0.0055 (6) | 0.0022 (7) | −0.0031 (6) |
N3 | 0.0647 (11) | 0.0507 (9) | 0.0660 (11) | 0.0193 (8) | −0.0024 (9) | −0.0044 (8) |
N4 | 0.0678 (11) | 0.0718 (12) | 0.0551 (10) | 0.0255 (10) | 0.0021 (8) | −0.0080 (9) |
N5 | 0.0621 (9) | 0.0436 (8) | 0.0554 (9) | 0.0028 (7) | −0.0127 (7) | −0.0002 (7) |
N6 | 0.0627 (10) | 0.0432 (8) | 0.0544 (9) | 0.0061 (7) | −0.0108 (7) | −0.0043 (7) |
N7 | 0.0544 (10) | 0.0582 (10) | 0.0710 (12) | 0.0035 (8) | −0.0113 (9) | −0.0030 (9) |
N8 | 0.0742 (13) | 0.0538 (10) | 0.0667 (12) | 0.0118 (9) | −0.0006 (10) | −0.0019 (8) |
C1 | 0.0418 (9) | 0.0473 (9) | 0.0539 (10) | −0.0037 (7) | −0.0055 (7) | −0.0004 (8) |
C2 | 0.0602 (12) | 0.0626 (12) | 0.0601 (12) | −0.0020 (10) | −0.0054 (9) | 0.0120 (9) |
C3 | 0.0689 (14) | 0.0793 (15) | 0.0564 (12) | −0.0138 (12) | 0.0052 (10) | 0.0083 (11) |
C4 | 0.0622 (12) | 0.0731 (14) | 0.0716 (14) | −0.0145 (11) | 0.0189 (11) | −0.0118 (11) |
C5 | 0.0596 (12) | 0.0514 (11) | 0.0768 (14) | −0.0064 (9) | 0.0183 (10) | −0.0085 (10) |
C6 | 0.0478 (9) | 0.0437 (9) | 0.0596 (11) | −0.0064 (8) | 0.0075 (8) | −0.0032 (8) |
C7 | 0.0410 (8) | 0.0382 (8) | 0.0551 (10) | 0.0016 (7) | −0.0019 (7) | −0.0037 (7) |
C8 | 0.0435 (9) | 0.0503 (10) | 0.0526 (10) | 0.0070 (8) | −0.0115 (8) | −0.0111 (8) |
C9 | 0.0520 (10) | 0.0376 (8) | 0.0588 (10) | −0.0089 (8) | −0.0089 (8) | 0.0002 (8) |
C10 | 0.0686 (12) | 0.0525 (11) | 0.0602 (11) | −0.0076 (10) | −0.0137 (10) | 0.0056 (9) |
C11 | 0.0776 (14) | 0.0571 (12) | 0.0571 (12) | −0.0192 (11) | −0.0018 (10) | 0.0028 (9) |
C12 | 0.0769 (15) | 0.0618 (12) | 0.0669 (13) | −0.0092 (11) | 0.0149 (11) | 0.0024 (10) |
C13 | 0.0686 (13) | 0.0658 (13) | 0.0748 (14) | 0.0097 (11) | 0.0105 (11) | 0.0092 (11) |
C14 | 0.0559 (11) | 0.0475 (10) | 0.0600 (11) | −0.0040 (8) | −0.0032 (9) | 0.0054 (8) |
C15 | 0.0543 (10) | 0.0355 (8) | 0.0583 (10) | −0.0008 (7) | −0.0134 (8) | −0.0021 (7) |
C16 | 0.0625 (11) | 0.0325 (8) | 0.0637 (11) | −0.0023 (8) | −0.0099 (9) | −0.0051 (8) |
S1—C6 | 1.7285 (19) | N8—H81 | 0.860 (10) |
S1—C7 | 1.7555 (17) | N8—H82 | 0.861 (10) |
S2—C14 | 1.733 (2) | C1—C2 | 1.390 (3) |
S2—C15 | 1.7562 (19) | C1—C6 | 1.401 (3) |
N1—C7 | 1.305 (2) | C2—C3 | 1.372 (3) |
N1—C1 | 1.387 (2) | C2—H2 | 0.9300 |
N2—C8 | 1.335 (2) | C3—C4 | 1.383 (3) |
N2—C7 | 1.360 (2) | C3—H3 | 0.9300 |
N3—C8 | 1.328 (3) | C4—C5 | 1.375 (3) |
N3—H31 | 0.863 (9) | C4—H4 | 0.9300 |
N3—H32 | 0.860 (10) | C5—C6 | 1.389 (3) |
N4—C8 | 1.339 (3) | C5—H5 | 0.9300 |
N4—H41 | 0.855 (10) | C9—C10 | 1.396 (3) |
N4—H42 | 0.857 (10) | C9—C14 | 1.396 (3) |
N5—C15 | 1.304 (2) | C10—C11 | 1.368 (3) |
N5—C9 | 1.390 (3) | C10—H10 | 0.9300 |
N6—C16 | 1.321 (3) | C11—C12 | 1.382 (3) |
N6—C15 | 1.362 (2) | C11—H11 | 0.9300 |
N7—C16 | 1.336 (3) | C12—C13 | 1.374 (3) |
N7—H71 | 0.862 (10) | C12—H12 | 0.9300 |
N7—H72 | 0.856 (10) | C13—C14 | 1.388 (3) |
N8—C16 | 1.347 (3) | C13—H13 | 0.9300 |
C6—S1—C7 | 89.43 (9) | C5—C6—C1 | 121.36 (18) |
C14—S2—C15 | 89.54 (9) | C5—C6—S1 | 129.38 (16) |
C7—N1—C1 | 110.79 (15) | C1—C6—S1 | 109.25 (14) |
C8—N2—C7 | 119.96 (16) | N1—C7—N2 | 130.40 (16) |
C8—N3—H31 | 117.0 (16) | N1—C7—S1 | 115.11 (13) |
C8—N3—H32 | 121.0 (16) | N2—C7—S1 | 114.48 (12) |
H31—N3—H32 | 122 (2) | N3—C8—N2 | 124.73 (18) |
C8—N4—H41 | 116.5 (19) | N3—C8—N4 | 118.86 (18) |
C8—N4—H42 | 118.1 (17) | N2—C8—N4 | 116.41 (18) |
H41—N4—H42 | 125 (2) | N5—C9—C10 | 125.84 (18) |
C15—N5—C9 | 111.18 (16) | N5—C9—C14 | 115.27 (17) |
C16—N6—C15 | 120.07 (16) | C10—C9—C14 | 118.89 (19) |
C16—N7—H71 | 115.0 (18) | C11—C10—C9 | 119.3 (2) |
C16—N7—H72 | 118.9 (17) | C11—C10—H10 | 120.3 |
H71—N7—H72 | 125 (2) | C9—C10—H10 | 120.3 |
C16—N8—H81 | 117.6 (16) | C10—C11—C12 | 121.4 (2) |
C16—N8—H82 | 119.8 (17) | C10—C11—H11 | 119.3 |
H81—N8—H82 | 116 (2) | C12—C11—H11 | 119.3 |
N1—C1—C2 | 125.81 (18) | C13—C12—C11 | 120.6 (2) |
N1—C1—C6 | 115.41 (16) | C13—C12—H12 | 119.7 |
C2—C1—C6 | 118.76 (18) | C11—C12—H12 | 119.7 |
C3—C2—C1 | 119.6 (2) | C12—C13—C14 | 118.5 (2) |
C3—C2—H2 | 120.2 | C12—C13—H13 | 120.7 |
C1—C2—H2 | 120.2 | C14—C13—H13 | 120.7 |
C2—C3—C4 | 121.1 (2) | C13—C14—C9 | 121.3 (2) |
C2—C3—H3 | 119.5 | C13—C14—S2 | 129.41 (17) |
C4—C3—H3 | 119.5 | C9—C14—S2 | 109.25 (15) |
C5—C4—C3 | 120.6 (2) | N5—C15—N6 | 130.46 (18) |
C5—C4—H4 | 119.7 | N5—C15—S2 | 114.76 (15) |
C3—C4—H4 | 119.7 | N6—C15—S2 | 114.79 (13) |
C4—C5—C6 | 118.5 (2) | N6—C16—N7 | 124.9 (2) |
C4—C5—H5 | 120.7 | N6—C16—N8 | 116.38 (18) |
C6—C5—H5 | 120.7 | N7—C16—N8 | 118.7 (2) |
C7—N1—C1—C2 | 178.46 (18) | C15—N5—C9—C10 | −178.95 (18) |
C7—N1—C1—C6 | 0.1 (2) | C15—N5—C9—C14 | 0.4 (2) |
N1—C1—C2—C3 | −178.35 (19) | N5—C9—C10—C11 | −179.80 (18) |
C6—C1—C2—C3 | −0.1 (3) | C14—C9—C10—C11 | 0.9 (3) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | 0.4 (3) | C9—C10—C11—C12 | −0.6 (3) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | −0.2 (4) | C10—C11—C12—C13 | −0.1 (3) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −0.2 (3) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | 0.5 (4) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | 0.5 (3) | C12—C13—C14—C9 | −0.1 (3) |
C4—C5—C6—S1 | 178.91 (17) | C12—C13—C14—S2 | 179.90 (18) |
N1—C1—C6—C5 | 178.08 (17) | N5—C9—C14—C13 | −179.97 (19) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | −0.4 (3) | C10—C9—C14—C13 | −0.6 (3) |
N1—C1—C6—S1 | −0.6 (2) | N5—C9—C14—S2 | 0.0 (2) |
C2—C1—C6—S1 | −179.04 (15) | C10—C9—C14—S2 | 179.40 (14) |
C7—S1—C6—C5 | −177.9 (2) | C15—S2—C14—C13 | 179.7 (2) |
C7—S1—C6—C1 | 0.65 (14) | C15—S2—C14—C9 | −0.30 (14) |
C1—N1—C7—N2 | 179.79 (18) | C9—N5—C15—N6 | 179.41 (18) |
C1—N1—C7—S1 | 0.39 (19) | C9—N5—C15—S2 | −0.6 (2) |
C8—N2—C7—N1 | 1.6 (3) | C16—N6—C15—N5 | 19.2 (3) |
C8—N2—C7—S1 | −178.99 (13) | C16—N6—C15—S2 | −160.82 (14) |
C6—S1—C7—N1 | −0.63 (15) | C14—S2—C15—N5 | 0.53 (15) |
C6—S1—C7—N2 | 179.88 (14) | C14—S2—C15—N6 | −179.47 (15) |
C7—N2—C8—N3 | −1.5 (3) | C15—N6—C16—N7 | −5.5 (3) |
C7—N2—C8—N4 | 177.80 (17) | C15—N6—C16—N8 | 176.74 (17) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N3—H31···N1 | 0.86 (1) | 2.00 (2) | 2.679 (2) | 134 (2) |
N3—H32···N2i | 0.86 (1) | 2.40 (2) | 3.228 (2) | 161 (2) |
N4—H41···N6 | 0.86 (1) | 2.25 (1) | 3.084 (3) | 165 (3) |
N4—H42···N8i | 0.86 (1) | 2.50 (2) | 3.350 (3) | 176 (2) |
N7—H71···N5 | 0.86 (1) | 2.03 (2) | 2.717 (3) | 136 (2) |
N8—H81···N2 | 0.86 (1) | 2.24 (1) | 3.096 (3) | 177 (2) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+3/2, y−1/2, z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C8H8N4S |
Mr | 192.24 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, Pbca |
Temperature (K) | 295 |
a, b, c (Å) | 10.2970 (3), 10.0817 (3), 33.5158 (11) |
V (Å3) | 3479.32 (18) |
Z | 16 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.33 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.30 × 0.30 × 0.30 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEXII diffractometer |
Absorption correction | – |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 35704, 3996, 3345 |
Rint | 0.026 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.649 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.039, 0.111, 1.13 |
No. of reflections | 3996 |
No. of parameters | 267 |
No. of restraints | 8 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.22, −0.28 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2005), SAINT (Bruker, 2005), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), X-SEED (Barbour, 2001), publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N3—H31···N1 | 0.86 (1) | 2.00 (2) | 2.679 (2) | 134 (2) |
N3—H32···N2i | 0.86 (1) | 2.40 (2) | 3.228 (2) | 161 (2) |
N4—H41···N6 | 0.86 (1) | 2.25 (1) | 3.084 (3) | 165 (3) |
N4—H42···N8i | 0.86 (1) | 2.50 (2) | 3.350 (3) | 176 (2) |
N7—H71···N5 | 0.86 (1) | 2.03 (2) | 2.717 (3) | 136 (2) |
N8—H81···N2 | 0.86 (1) | 2.24 (1) | 3.096 (3) | 177 (2) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+3/2, y−1/2, z. |
Acknowledgements
We thank Manchester Metropolitan University, Baku State University and the University of Malaya for supporting this study.
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The title compound was synthesized as an intermediate for the synthesis of other heterocyclic compounds (Dolzhenko et al., 2006). In the title comound, C8H8N4, one of the two independent molecules of is essentially planar (r.m.s. deviation 0.025 Å) while the other is slightly buckled (r.m.s. deviation 0.131 Å) with the guanidine unit bent out of the plane of the fused-ring system by 16.8 (1) °. In the crystal a pair of intermolecular N-H···N hydrogen bonds between the two independent molecules give rise to a hydrogen-bonded dimer (Fig. 1). Addtional weak intermolecular N-H···N hydrogen bonds connect these dimers into one-dimensional chains along [010].