organic compounds
1,3-Di-n-butylthiourea
aDepartment of Inorganic Chemistry, Gdansk University of Technology, 11/12 Narutowicza Str., 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland
*Correspondence e-mail: jaroslaw.chojnacki@pg.gda.pl
In the title compound, C9H20N2S, the n-butyl groups are in syn and anti positions in relation to the C=S bond. In the crystal, two molecules are connected by two N—H⋯S=C hydrogen bonds into a centrosymmetric dimer. Another N—H⋯S=C hydrogen bond links the dimers, forming layers with a hydrophilic interior and a hydrophobic exterior, which spread across the (100) plane. Interlacing of the external butyl groups combines these layers into a three-dimensional structure.
Related literature
For structures of N,N′-di-n-butylthiourea complexes with mercury and copper, see: Ahmad et al. (2009); Khan et al. (2007); Warda (1998). For structures of other symmetrically substituted thiourea derivatives, see: Custelcean et al. (2005); Djurdjevic et al. (2007); Ramnathan et al. (1995). For synthetic methods, see: Herr et al. (2000); Kricheldorf (1970); Ranu et al. (2003).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2010); cell CrysAlis PRO; data reduction: CrysAlis PRO; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: OLEX2 (Dolomanov et al., 2009) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536811009743/si2344sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811009743/si2344Isup2.hkl
0.25 g (1.33 mmol) of commercially available N,N'-di-n-butylthiourea was dissolved in 2 ml of freshly distilled acetylacetone. The mixture was filtered and the filtrate was left for crystallization in a refrigerator. After several days well formed, colorless crystals were collected. Melting point: 335 - 337 K.
Hydrogen atoms were placed at the calculated positions (dCH = 0.98–0.99 Å) and were treated as riding on their parent atoms, with Uiso(H) set to 1.2–1.5 times Ueq(C). The N—H distances were restrained to 0.85 (1) Å.
Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2010); cell
CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2010); data reduction: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2010); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: OLEX2 (Dolomanov et al., 2009) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).C9H20N2S | F(000) = 416 |
Mr = 188.33 | Dx = 1.089 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Melting point: 336(1) K |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 12.6395 (6) Å | Cell parameters from 2942 reflections |
b = 10.0836 (6) Å | θ = 2.6–28.6° |
c = 9.0128 (5) Å | µ = 0.24 mm−1 |
β = 90.476 (5)° | T = 120 K |
V = 1148.66 (11) Å3 | Prism, clear colourless |
Z = 4 | 0.48 × 0.29 × 0.09 mm |
Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur Sapphire2 diffractometer | 2247 independent reflections |
Graphite monochromator | 1656 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Detector resolution: 8.1883 pixels mm-1 | Rint = 0.038 |
ω scans | θmax = 26°, θmin = 2.6° |
Absorption correction: analytical [CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2010; based on Clark & Reid, 1995)] | h = −15→15 |
Tmin = 0.94, Tmax = 0.978 | k = −12→12 |
5268 measured reflections | l = −10→11 |
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)] = 0.046 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.116 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 0.97 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0753P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2247 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
119 parameters | Δρmax = 0.45 e Å−3 |
2 restraints | Δρmin = −0.27 e Å−3 |
C9H20N2S | V = 1148.66 (11) Å3 |
Mr = 188.33 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 12.6395 (6) Å | µ = 0.24 mm−1 |
b = 10.0836 (6) Å | T = 120 K |
c = 9.0128 (5) Å | 0.48 × 0.29 × 0.09 mm |
β = 90.476 (5)° |
Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur Sapphire2 diffractometer | 2247 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: analytical [CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2010; based on Clark & Reid, 1995)] | 1656 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.94, Tmax = 0.978 | Rint = 0.038 |
5268 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.046 | 2 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.116 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 0.97 | Δρmax = 0.45 e Å−3 |
2247 reflections | Δρmin = −0.27 e Å−3 |
119 parameters |
Experimental. CrysAlisPro, Oxford Diffraction Ltd., Version 1.171.33.66 (Oxford Diffraction, 2010) Analytical numeric absorption correction using a multifaceted crystal model based on expressions derived by Clark & Reid (1995). |
Geometry. All s.u.'s (except the s.u. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell s.u.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of s.u.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between s.u.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell s.u.'s is used for estimating s.u.'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 > 2σ(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 | 0.16510 (4) | 0.55610 (5) | 1.03064 (5) | 0.02246 (18) | |
N1 | 0.03660 (13) | 0.60898 (18) | 0.80521 (17) | 0.0218 (4) | |
N2 | 0.19164 (13) | 0.72585 (17) | 0.80620 (18) | 0.0229 (4) | |
C1 | 0.12922 (15) | 0.63626 (19) | 0.8705 (2) | 0.0209 (4) | |
C2 | −0.00052 (15) | 0.6657 (2) | 0.6656 (2) | 0.0225 (5) | |
H2A | 0.0525 | 0.649 | 0.5877 | 0.027* | |
H2B | −0.0082 | 0.7629 | 0.6769 | 0.027* | |
C3 | −0.10604 (15) | 0.6065 (2) | 0.6181 (2) | 0.0232 (5) | |
H3A | −0.1004 | 0.5086 | 0.6174 | 0.028* | |
H3B | −0.1608 | 0.6314 | 0.6909 | 0.028* | |
C4 | −0.13954 (16) | 0.6542 (2) | 0.4653 (2) | 0.0260 (5) | |
H4A | −0.0831 | 0.6327 | 0.3938 | 0.031* | |
H4B | −0.1475 | 0.7518 | 0.4676 | 0.031* | |
C5 | −0.24282 (17) | 0.5926 (2) | 0.4116 (2) | 0.0332 (5) | |
H5A | −0.2359 | 0.4959 | 0.4103 | 0.05* | |
H5B | −0.259 | 0.6244 | 0.3112 | 0.05* | |
H5C | −0.3001 | 0.618 | 0.4785 | 0.05* | |
C6 | 0.29696 (15) | 0.7629 (2) | 0.8598 (2) | 0.0239 (5) | |
H6A | 0.296 | 0.7677 | 0.9695 | 0.029* | |
H6B | 0.3145 | 0.8523 | 0.8218 | 0.029* | |
C7 | 0.38310 (15) | 0.6662 (2) | 0.8128 (2) | 0.0254 (5) | |
H7A | 0.365 | 0.5764 | 0.8489 | 0.03* | |
H7B | 0.3855 | 0.6629 | 0.7031 | 0.03* | |
C8 | 0.49139 (17) | 0.7044 (2) | 0.8722 (3) | 0.0355 (6) | |
H8A | 0.489 | 0.7081 | 0.9819 | 0.043* | |
H8B | 0.5097 | 0.7941 | 0.8357 | 0.043* | |
C9 | 0.57675 (19) | 0.6074 (3) | 0.8255 (3) | 0.0469 (7) | |
H9A | 0.5583 | 0.5182 | 0.8596 | 0.07* | |
H9B | 0.6446 | 0.634 | 0.8697 | 0.07* | |
H9C | 0.5824 | 0.6075 | 0.7172 | 0.07* | |
H1 | −0.0032 (14) | 0.5586 (19) | 0.854 (2) | 0.028 (6)* | |
H2 | 0.1715 (15) | 0.7675 (18) | 0.7292 (15) | 0.019 (6)* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
S1 | 0.0254 (3) | 0.0207 (3) | 0.0213 (3) | 0.0005 (2) | 0.00074 (19) | 0.0018 (2) |
N1 | 0.0218 (9) | 0.0250 (9) | 0.0188 (8) | −0.0043 (8) | 0.0011 (7) | 0.0019 (7) |
N2 | 0.0238 (9) | 0.0227 (9) | 0.0221 (9) | −0.0016 (7) | −0.0019 (7) | 0.0047 (7) |
C1 | 0.0251 (10) | 0.0180 (10) | 0.0197 (10) | 0.0039 (8) | 0.0051 (8) | −0.0024 (8) |
C2 | 0.0257 (10) | 0.0213 (11) | 0.0206 (10) | 0.0003 (9) | 0.0037 (8) | 0.0015 (8) |
C3 | 0.0234 (10) | 0.0223 (10) | 0.0238 (11) | −0.0007 (8) | 0.0013 (8) | 0.0018 (8) |
C4 | 0.0325 (12) | 0.0223 (11) | 0.0232 (11) | −0.0027 (9) | −0.0003 (9) | 0.0014 (8) |
C5 | 0.0325 (12) | 0.0355 (13) | 0.0313 (12) | −0.0036 (10) | −0.0068 (10) | 0.0028 (10) |
C6 | 0.0226 (10) | 0.0219 (11) | 0.0272 (11) | −0.0047 (9) | −0.0010 (8) | 0.0011 (8) |
C7 | 0.0251 (11) | 0.0280 (11) | 0.0230 (10) | 0.0000 (9) | −0.0003 (8) | 0.0020 (9) |
C8 | 0.0276 (12) | 0.0329 (13) | 0.0460 (14) | −0.0016 (10) | −0.0010 (10) | 0.0020 (11) |
C9 | 0.0292 (13) | 0.0475 (16) | 0.0641 (18) | 0.0056 (12) | 0.0016 (12) | 0.0049 (14) |
S1—C1 | 1.712 (2) | C5—H5A | 0.98 |
N1—C1 | 1.334 (2) | C5—H5B | 0.98 |
N1—C2 | 1.456 (2) | C5—H5C | 0.98 |
N1—H1 | 0.844 (9) | C6—C7 | 1.524 (3) |
N2—C1 | 1.335 (3) | C6—H6A | 0.99 |
N2—C6 | 1.461 (3) | C6—H6B | 0.99 |
N2—H2 | 0.849 (9) | C7—C8 | 1.515 (3) |
C2—C3 | 1.519 (3) | C7—H7A | 0.99 |
C2—H2A | 0.99 | C7—H7B | 0.99 |
C2—H2B | 0.99 | C8—C9 | 1.518 (3) |
C3—C4 | 1.515 (3) | C8—H8A | 0.99 |
C3—H3A | 0.99 | C8—H8B | 0.99 |
C3—H3B | 0.99 | C9—H9A | 0.98 |
C4—C5 | 1.521 (3) | C9—H9B | 0.98 |
C4—H4A | 0.99 | C9—H9C | 0.98 |
C4—H4B | 0.99 | ||
C1—N1—C2 | 125.10 (17) | H5A—C5—H5B | 109.5 |
C1—N1—H1 | 114.7 (15) | C4—C5—H5C | 109.5 |
C2—N1—H1 | 120.1 (15) | H5A—C5—H5C | 109.5 |
C1—N2—C6 | 124.74 (17) | H5B—C5—H5C | 109.5 |
C1—N2—H2 | 121.0 (14) | N2—C6—C7 | 113.32 (17) |
C6—N2—H2 | 114.2 (14) | N2—C6—H6A | 108.9 |
N1—C1—N2 | 117.90 (18) | C7—C6—H6A | 108.9 |
N1—C1—S1 | 119.96 (15) | N2—C6—H6B | 108.9 |
N2—C1—S1 | 122.13 (15) | C7—C6—H6B | 108.9 |
N1—C2—C3 | 111.42 (16) | H6A—C6—H6B | 107.7 |
N1—C2—H2A | 109.3 | C8—C7—C6 | 112.61 (18) |
C3—C2—H2A | 109.3 | C8—C7—H7A | 109.1 |
N1—C2—H2B | 109.3 | C6—C7—H7A | 109.1 |
C3—C2—H2B | 109.3 | C8—C7—H7B | 109.1 |
H2A—C2—H2B | 108 | C6—C7—H7B | 109.1 |
C4—C3—C2 | 111.70 (16) | H7A—C7—H7B | 107.8 |
C4—C3—H3A | 109.3 | C7—C8—C9 | 112.3 (2) |
C2—C3—H3A | 109.3 | C7—C8—H8A | 109.1 |
C4—C3—H3B | 109.3 | C9—C8—H8A | 109.1 |
C2—C3—H3B | 109.3 | C7—C8—H8B | 109.1 |
H3A—C3—H3B | 107.9 | C9—C8—H8B | 109.1 |
C3—C4—C5 | 113.14 (17) | H8A—C8—H8B | 107.9 |
C3—C4—H4A | 109 | C8—C9—H9A | 109.5 |
C5—C4—H4A | 109 | C8—C9—H9B | 109.5 |
C3—C4—H4B | 109 | H9A—C9—H9B | 109.5 |
C5—C4—H4B | 109 | C8—C9—H9C | 109.5 |
H4A—C4—H4B | 107.8 | H9A—C9—H9C | 109.5 |
C4—C5—H5A | 109.5 | H9B—C9—H9C | 109.5 |
C4—C5—H5B | 109.5 | ||
C2—N1—C1—N2 | 2.5 (3) | N1—C2—C3—C4 | −173.97 (16) |
C2—N1—C1—S1 | −176.99 (15) | C2—C3—C4—C5 | 177.74 (17) |
C6—N2—C1—N1 | −177.36 (17) | C1—N2—C6—C7 | 81.5 (2) |
C6—N2—C1—S1 | 2.1 (3) | N2—C6—C7—C8 | −178.71 (17) |
C1—N1—C2—C3 | 176.27 (17) | C6—C7—C8—C9 | 179.74 (19) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1···S1i | 0.84 (1) | 2.58 (1) | 3.3943 (17) | 164 (2) |
N2—H2···S1ii | 0.85 (1) | 2.52 (1) | 3.3319 (17) | 159 (2) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x, −y+1, −z+2; (ii) x, −y+3/2, z−1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C9H20N2S |
Mr | 188.33 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 120 |
a, b, c (Å) | 12.6395 (6), 10.0836 (6), 9.0128 (5) |
β (°) | 90.476 (5) |
V (Å3) | 1148.66 (11) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.24 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.48 × 0.29 × 0.09 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur Sapphire2 diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Analytical [CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2010; based on Clark & Reid, 1995)] |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.94, 0.978 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 5268, 2247, 1656 |
Rint | 0.038 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.617 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.046, 0.116, 0.97 |
No. of reflections | 2247 |
No. of parameters | 119 |
No. of restraints | 2 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.45, −0.27 |
Computer programs: CrysAlis PRO (Oxford Diffraction, 2010), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), OLEX2 (Dolomanov et al., 2009) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2008), WinGX (Farrugia, 1999) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1···S1i | 0.844 (9) | 2.575 (11) | 3.3943 (17) | 164.0 (19) |
N2—H2···S1ii | 0.849 (9) | 2.524 (12) | 3.3319 (17) | 159.4 (18) |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x, −y+1, −z+2; (ii) x, −y+3/2, z−1/2. |
Acknowledgements
Financial support from the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education to AO (project No. N N204 543339) is gratefully acknowledged.
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N,N'-Di-n-butylthiourea, S═C(NHnBu)2, is commonly used as a vulcanization accelerator in rubber processing, as an insecticide, as an additive to fertilizers, as a corrosion inhibitor, as an agent for metal treatments, etc.
No X-ray structure of pure compound was known until now, although the Cambridge Structural Database contains data on its mercury(ii) (Ahmad et al., 2009), copper(i) (Khan et al., 2007) and copper(ii) (Warda, 1998) complexes. In their structures one of the n-butyl groups of N,N'-di-n-butylthiourea molecule is in the syn position and the second is in the anti position in relation to the C═S bond. The same conformation is present in the title compound and this allows the formation of the centrosymmetric dimers (see Fig. 1) held together by two N1—H···S1i═C1i hydrogen bonds [symmetry code: (i): –x, –y + 1, –z + 2]. Namely, motif R22(8) is formed. Furthermore, there are additional N2—H···S1ii═C1ii hydrogen bonds [symmetry code: (ii): x, –y + 3/2, z–1/2], which link the dimers to form the two-dimensional layers (see Fig. 2). Hydrogen bonds parameters are summarized in Tab. 1. Hydrocarbon chains pointing outside the layer interact with those from the neighbouring ones by van der Waals forces to form a three-dimensional crystal structure. The same packing patterns can be found in syn,anti isomers of other analogues: N,N'-diethylthiourea and N,N'-diisopropylthiourea (Ramnathan et al., 1995) and similar in N,N'-bis(prop-2-en-1-yl)thiourea (Djurdjevic et al., 2007). The case of N,N'-di-tert-butylthiourea is different, because the molecules adopt syn,syn conformation (Custelcean et al., 2005).
There are several synthetic methods to obtain symmetrical thioureas. For example condensation of amine hydrochlorides with potassium thiocyanate (Herr et al., 2000) or reaction of N-silylated amines with carbon disulfide (Kricheldorf, 1970). The very simple, quick and solvent-free method was proposed by Ranu et al. (2003) incorporating addition of amines to carbon disulfide on the surface of alumina under microwave irradition. In the case of n-butylamine, mixture was irradiated for 2 minutes and the yield was 89%.
We found that good quality crystals can be obtained by recrystallization from ethyl acetate or acetylacetone (2,4-pentanedione).