organic compounds
3-Acetyl-1-(3-methylphenyl)thiourea
aDepartment of Chemistry, Mangalore University, Mangalagangotri 574 199, Mangalore, India, and bInstitute of Materials Science, Darmstadt University of Technology, Petersenstrasse 23, D-64287 Darmstadt, Germany
*Correspondence e-mail: gowdabt@yahoo.com
In the 10H12N2OS, the conformation of the two N—H bonds are anti to each other. The amide C=O and the C=S are are also anti to each other. The N—H bond adjacent to the benzene ring is syn to the m-methyl groups. The dihedral angle between the benzene ring and the side chain [mean plane of atoms C—C(O)N—C—N; maximum deviation 0.029 (2) Å] is 14.30 (7)°. There is an intramolecular N—H⋯O hydrogen bond generating an S(6) ring motif. In the crystal, the molecules are linked via N—H⋯) hydrogen bonds, forming chains propagating along [001]. The S atom is disordered and was refined using a split model [occupancy ratio 0.56 (4):0.44 (4)].
of the title compound, CRelated literature
For studies on the effects of substituents on the structures and other aspects of N-(aryl)-amides, see: Alkan et al. (2011); Bhat & Gowda (2000); Bowes et al. (2003); Gowda et al. (2000); Saeed et al. (2010); Shahwar et al. (2012), of N-(aryl)-methanesulfonamides, see: Gowda et al. (2007) and of N-chloroarylsulfonamides, see: Gowda & Ramachandra (1989); Jyothi & Gowda (2004); Shetty & Gowda (2004).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); cell CrysAlis CCD; data reduction: CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: PLATON (Spek, 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97.
Supporting information
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contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812032825/rk2375Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536812032825/rk2375Isup3.cml
3-Acetyl-1-(3-methylphenyl)thiourea was synthesized by adding a solution of acetyl chloride (0.10 mol) in acetone (30 ml) dropwise to a suspension of ammonium thiocyanate (0.10 mol) in acetone (30 ml). The reaction mixture was refluxed for 30 min. After cooling to room temperature, a solution of 3-methylaniline (0.10 mol) in acetone (10 ml) was added and refluxed for 3 h. The reaction mixture was poured into acidified cold water. The precipitated title compound was recrystallized to constant melting point from acetonitrile. The purity of the compound was checked and characterized by its infrared spectrum. The characteristic absorptions observed are 3163.7 cm-1, 1690.0 cm-1, 1269.5 cm-1 and 693.3 cm-1 for the stretching bands of N-H, C═O, C-N and C═S, respectively.
Prism like yellow single crystals used in X-ray diffraction studies were grown in acetonitrile solution by slow evaporation of the solvent at room temperature.
H atoms bonded to C were positioned with idealized geometry using a riding model with the aromatic C—H = 0.93Å, methyl C—H = 0.96Å. The amino H atoms were freely refined with the N–H distances restrained to 0.86 (2)Å. All H atoms were refined with isotropic displacement parameters set at 1.2 Ueq(C-aromatic, N) and 1.5 Ueq (C-methyl) of the parent atom.
The S atom is disordered and was refined using a split model. The corresponding s.o.f.'s were refined so that their sum was unity: 0.56 (4) and 0.44.
Thiourea and its derivatives are known to exhibit a wide variety of biological activities. As part of our studies on the substituent effects on the structures and other aspects of N-(aryl)-amides (Alkan et al., 2011; Bhat & Gowda, 2000; Bowes et al., 2003; Gowda et al., 2000; Saeed et al., 2010; Shahwar et al., 2012); N-(aryl)-methanesulfonamides (Gowda et al., 2007) and N-chloroarylamides (Gowda & Ramachandra, 1989; Jyothi & Gowda, 2004; Shetty & Gowda, 2004), in the present work, the
of 3-acetyl-1-(3-methylphenyl)thiourea, has been determined (Fig. 1).The conformation of the two N–H bonds are anti to each other. The adjacent N–H bond is syn to the m-methyl group in the benzene ring, compared to the anti conformation observed between the N–H bond and the o-methyl group in the benzene ring in 3-acetyl-1-(2-methylphenyl)thiourea, I, (Shahwar et al., 2012). Furthermore, the conformation of the amide C═O and the C═S are anti to each other, similar to that observed in I.
The side chain is oriented itself with respect to the phenyl ring with the torsion angles of C2—C1–N1—C7 = -168.76 (14)° and C6—C1—N1—C7 = 14.71 (24)°. The dihedral angle between the phenyl ring and the side chain (N1/C7/N2/C8/O1/C9) is 14.30 (7)°.
The amide oxygen exhibits a bifurcated hydrogen bonding by showing the simultaneous intra- and intermolecular hydrogen bonding generating S(6) and C(4) motifs. In the crystal of the title compound, the molecules are linked via N—H···S hydrogen bonds with an R22(12) motif and N—H···O hydrogen bonds with a C(4) motif into a layered structure (Table 1, Fig. 2).
For studies on the effects of substituents on the structures and other aspects of N-(aryl)-amides, see: Alkan et al. (2011); Bhat & Gowda (2000); Bowes et al. (2003); Gowda et al. (2000); Saeed et al. (2010); Shahwar et al. (2012), of N-(aryl)-methanesulfonamides, see: Gowda et al. (2007) and of N-chloroarylsulfonamides, see: Gowda & Ramachandra (1989); Jyothi & Gowda (2004); Shetty & Gowda (2004).
Data collection: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); cell
CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); data reduction: CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2009); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: PLATON (Spek, 2009); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).C10H12N2OS | F(000) = 440 |
Mr = 208.29 | Dx = 1.325 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 1948 reflections |
a = 7.6841 (9) Å | θ = 2.6–27.9° |
b = 14.943 (1) Å | µ = 0.28 mm−1 |
c = 9.5358 (9) Å | T = 295 K |
β = 107.49 (1)° | Prism, yellow |
V = 1044.32 (18) Å3 | 0.48 × 0.44 × 0.24 mm |
Z = 4 |
Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur Sapphire CCD. diffractometer | 2137 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1789 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.011 |
Rotation method data acquisition using ω and φ scans | θmax = 26.4°, θmin = 2.6° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2009) | h = −9→8 |
Tmin = 0.878, Tmax = 0.936 | k = −13→18 |
4011 measured reflections | l = −9→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)] = 0.035 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.100 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.06 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0535P)2 + 0.2352P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2137 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
145 parameters | Δρmax = 0.17 e Å−3 |
2 restraints | Δρmin = −0.22 e Å−3 |
C10H12N2OS | V = 1044.32 (18) Å3 |
Mr = 208.29 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 7.6841 (9) Å | µ = 0.28 mm−1 |
b = 14.943 (1) Å | T = 295 K |
c = 9.5358 (9) Å | 0.48 × 0.44 × 0.24 mm |
β = 107.49 (1)° |
Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur Sapphire CCD. diffractometer | 2137 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2009) | 1789 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.878, Tmax = 0.936 | Rint = 0.011 |
4011 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.035 | 2 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.100 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.06 | Δρmax = 0.17 e Å−3 |
2137 reflections | Δρmin = −0.22 e Å−3 |
145 parameters |
Experimental. CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2009) Empirical absorption correction using spherical harmonics, implemented in SCALE3 ABSPACK scaling algorithm. |
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 > 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 | Occ. (<1) | |
C1 | 0.20722 (18) | 1.01499 (9) | 0.39974 (15) | 0.0337 (3) | |
C2 | 0.23877 (19) | 1.03395 (10) | 0.54780 (17) | 0.0364 (3) | |
H2 | 0.3113 | 0.9953 | 0.6178 | 0.044* | |
C3 | 0.1649 (2) | 1.10903 (10) | 0.59419 (18) | 0.0413 (4) | |
C4 | 0.0590 (2) | 1.16622 (11) | 0.4881 (2) | 0.0494 (4) | |
H4 | 0.0085 | 1.2171 | 0.5163 | 0.059* | |
C5 | 0.0282 (2) | 1.14793 (11) | 0.3408 (2) | 0.0506 (4) | |
H5 | −0.0429 | 1.1871 | 0.2710 | 0.061* | |
C6 | 0.1008 (2) | 1.07243 (10) | 0.29439 (18) | 0.0428 (4) | |
H6 | 0.0785 | 1.0607 | 0.1948 | 0.051* | |
C7 | 0.30263 (18) | 0.89953 (9) | 0.24567 (15) | 0.0334 (3) | |
C8 | 0.4388 (2) | 0.76042 (10) | 0.38195 (15) | 0.0361 (3) | |
C9 | 0.5236 (3) | 0.67388 (11) | 0.35913 (18) | 0.0520 (4) | |
H9A | 0.6484 | 0.6724 | 0.4198 | 0.078* | |
H9B | 0.5190 | 0.6685 | 0.2577 | 0.078* | |
H9C | 0.4580 | 0.6251 | 0.3851 | 0.078* | |
C10 | 0.1971 (2) | 1.12586 (13) | 0.7555 (2) | 0.0539 (4) | |
H10A | 0.2948 | 1.0885 | 0.8117 | 0.081* | |
H10B | 0.0880 | 1.1123 | 0.7807 | 0.081* | |
H10C | 0.2289 | 1.1875 | 0.7772 | 0.081* | |
N1 | 0.28202 (17) | 0.93305 (8) | 0.36952 (13) | 0.0354 (3) | |
H1N | 0.323 (2) | 0.8973 (10) | 0.4440 (16) | 0.042* | |
N2 | 0.37949 (17) | 0.81347 (8) | 0.26055 (13) | 0.0344 (3) | |
H2N | 0.391 (2) | 0.7951 (11) | 0.1792 (16) | 0.041* | |
O1 | 0.42351 (17) | 0.78202 (7) | 0.50180 (11) | 0.0483 (3) | |
S1A | 0.2654 (12) | 0.9501 (3) | 0.0852 (7) | 0.0498 (10) | 0.56 (4) |
S1B | 0.234 (2) | 0.9416 (8) | 0.0776 (9) | 0.0656 (16) | 0.44 (4) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0337 (7) | 0.0314 (7) | 0.0377 (8) | −0.0023 (6) | 0.0131 (6) | −0.0005 (6) |
C2 | 0.0353 (7) | 0.0366 (8) | 0.0373 (7) | −0.0019 (6) | 0.0106 (6) | −0.0014 (6) |
C3 | 0.0392 (8) | 0.0389 (8) | 0.0495 (9) | −0.0076 (6) | 0.0191 (7) | −0.0089 (7) |
C4 | 0.0506 (9) | 0.0353 (8) | 0.0676 (11) | 0.0024 (7) | 0.0256 (8) | −0.0049 (8) |
C5 | 0.0517 (9) | 0.0398 (9) | 0.0612 (11) | 0.0092 (7) | 0.0182 (8) | 0.0120 (8) |
C6 | 0.0461 (8) | 0.0421 (8) | 0.0402 (8) | 0.0039 (7) | 0.0129 (7) | 0.0052 (7) |
C7 | 0.0344 (7) | 0.0363 (7) | 0.0299 (7) | −0.0020 (6) | 0.0103 (5) | 0.0014 (6) |
C8 | 0.0471 (8) | 0.0337 (7) | 0.0297 (7) | −0.0007 (6) | 0.0150 (6) | 0.0016 (6) |
C9 | 0.0795 (12) | 0.0421 (9) | 0.0397 (9) | 0.0143 (8) | 0.0256 (8) | 0.0051 (7) |
C10 | 0.0549 (10) | 0.0569 (11) | 0.0547 (10) | −0.0057 (8) | 0.0238 (8) | −0.0196 (8) |
N1 | 0.0451 (7) | 0.0337 (6) | 0.0273 (6) | 0.0047 (5) | 0.0108 (5) | 0.0027 (5) |
N2 | 0.0456 (7) | 0.0344 (6) | 0.0254 (6) | 0.0008 (5) | 0.0140 (5) | −0.0008 (5) |
O1 | 0.0791 (8) | 0.0417 (6) | 0.0292 (6) | 0.0119 (5) | 0.0242 (5) | 0.0047 (4) |
S1A | 0.078 (2) | 0.043 (2) | 0.0358 (14) | 0.0165 (11) | 0.0274 (16) | 0.0155 (6) |
S1B | 0.076 (3) | 0.091 (4) | 0.0285 (11) | 0.031 (2) | 0.0134 (15) | 0.0141 (17) |
C1—C6 | 1.386 (2) | C7—S1A | 1.653 (5) |
C1—C2 | 1.388 (2) | C7—S1B | 1.654 (7) |
C1—N1 | 1.4186 (18) | C8—O1 | 1.2268 (17) |
C2—C3 | 1.388 (2) | C8—N2 | 1.3636 (18) |
C2—H2 | 0.9300 | C8—C9 | 1.493 (2) |
C3—C4 | 1.386 (2) | C9—H9A | 0.9600 |
C3—C10 | 1.504 (2) | C9—H9B | 0.9600 |
C4—C5 | 1.379 (3) | C9—H9C | 0.9600 |
C4—H4 | 0.9300 | C10—H10A | 0.9600 |
C5—C6 | 1.389 (2) | C10—H10B | 0.9600 |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | C10—H10C | 0.9600 |
C6—H6 | 0.9300 | N1—H1N | 0.868 (13) |
C7—N1 | 1.3354 (18) | N2—H2N | 0.853 (14) |
C7—N2 | 1.4044 (19) | ||
C6—C1—C2 | 119.71 (14) | S1A—C7—S1B | 9.2 (7) |
C6—C1—N1 | 125.04 (13) | O1—C8—N2 | 122.46 (13) |
C2—C1—N1 | 115.17 (13) | O1—C8—C9 | 122.14 (13) |
C3—C2—C1 | 121.73 (14) | N2—C8—C9 | 115.40 (13) |
C3—C2—H2 | 119.1 | C8—C9—H9A | 109.5 |
C1—C2—H2 | 119.1 | C8—C9—H9B | 109.5 |
C4—C3—C2 | 118.18 (15) | H9A—C9—H9B | 109.5 |
C4—C3—C10 | 121.56 (15) | C8—C9—H9C | 109.5 |
C2—C3—C10 | 120.25 (15) | H9A—C9—H9C | 109.5 |
C5—C4—C3 | 120.29 (15) | H9B—C9—H9C | 109.5 |
C5—C4—H4 | 119.9 | C3—C10—H10A | 109.5 |
C3—C4—H4 | 119.9 | C3—C10—H10B | 109.5 |
C4—C5—C6 | 121.54 (16) | H10A—C10—H10B | 109.5 |
C4—C5—H5 | 119.2 | C3—C10—H10C | 109.5 |
C6—C5—H5 | 119.2 | H10A—C10—H10C | 109.5 |
C1—C6—C5 | 118.55 (15) | H10B—C10—H10C | 109.5 |
C1—C6—H6 | 120.7 | C7—N1—C1 | 131.79 (12) |
C5—C6—H6 | 120.7 | C7—N1—H1N | 112.6 (11) |
N1—C7—N2 | 114.34 (12) | C1—N1—H1N | 115.7 (11) |
N1—C7—S1A | 127.9 (2) | C8—N2—C7 | 129.89 (12) |
N2—C7—S1A | 117.58 (19) | C8—N2—H2N | 119.0 (11) |
N1—C7—S1B | 128.8 (3) | C7—N2—H2N | 111.0 (11) |
N2—C7—S1B | 116.6 (3) | ||
C6—C1—C2—C3 | 0.6 (2) | N2—C7—N1—C1 | −178.23 (13) |
N1—C1—C2—C3 | −176.12 (12) | S1A—C7—N1—C1 | 7.4 (5) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −0.8 (2) | S1B—C7—N1—C1 | −4.2 (10) |
C1—C2—C3—C10 | 178.03 (14) | C6—C1—N1—C7 | 14.7 (2) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.3 (2) | C2—C1—N1—C7 | −168.76 (14) |
C10—C3—C4—C5 | −178.41 (16) | O1—C8—N2—C7 | 3.5 (2) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 0.2 (3) | C9—C8—N2—C7 | −176.63 (14) |
C2—C1—C6—C5 | −0.1 (2) | N1—C7—N2—C8 | −1.4 (2) |
N1—C1—C6—C5 | 176.32 (14) | S1A—C7—N2—C8 | 173.5 (4) |
C4—C5—C6—C1 | −0.3 (2) | S1B—C7—N2—C8 | −176.3 (8) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1N···O1 | 0.87 (1) | 1.90 (2) | 2.6536 (16) | 144 (2) |
N2—H2N···O1i | 0.85 (1) | 2.12 (1) | 2.9564 (16) | 166 (2) |
Symmetry code: (i) x, −y+3/2, z−1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C10H12N2OS |
Mr | 208.29 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 295 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.6841 (9), 14.943 (1), 9.5358 (9) |
β (°) | 107.49 (1) |
V (Å3) | 1044.32 (18) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.28 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.48 × 0.44 × 0.24 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Oxford Diffraction Xcalibur Sapphire CCD. |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (CrysAlis RED; Oxford Diffraction, 2009) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.878, 0.936 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 4011, 2137, 1789 |
Rint | 0.011 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.625 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.035, 0.100, 1.06 |
No. of reflections | 2137 |
No. of parameters | 145 |
No. of restraints | 2 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.17, −0.22 |
Computer programs: CrysAlis CCD (Oxford Diffraction, 2009), CrysAlis RED (Oxford Diffraction, 2009), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), PLATON (Spek, 2009).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N1—H1N···O1 | 0.868 (13) | 1.901 (15) | 2.6536 (16) | 144.0 (15) |
N2—H2N···O1i | 0.853 (14) | 2.122 (14) | 2.9564 (16) | 165.8 (16) |
Symmetry code: (i) x, −y+3/2, z−1/2. |
Acknowledgements
BTG thanks the University Grants Commission, Government of India, New Delhi, for a special grant under the UGC–BSR one-time grant to faculty.
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Thiourea and its derivatives are known to exhibit a wide variety of biological activities. As part of our studies on the substituent effects on the structures and other aspects of N-(aryl)-amides (Alkan et al., 2011; Bhat & Gowda, 2000; Bowes et al., 2003; Gowda et al., 2000; Saeed et al., 2010; Shahwar et al., 2012); N-(aryl)-methanesulfonamides (Gowda et al., 2007) and N-chloroarylamides (Gowda & Ramachandra, 1989; Jyothi & Gowda, 2004; Shetty & Gowda, 2004), in the present work, the crystal structure of 3-acetyl-1-(3-methylphenyl)thiourea, has been determined (Fig. 1).
The conformation of the two N–H bonds are anti to each other. The adjacent N–H bond is syn to the m-methyl group in the benzene ring, compared to the anti conformation observed between the N–H bond and the o-methyl group in the benzene ring in 3-acetyl-1-(2-methylphenyl)thiourea, I, (Shahwar et al., 2012). Furthermore, the conformation of the amide C═O and the C═S are anti to each other, similar to that observed in I.
The side chain is oriented itself with respect to the phenyl ring with the torsion angles of C2—C1–N1—C7 = -168.76 (14)° and C6—C1—N1—C7 = 14.71 (24)°. The dihedral angle between the phenyl ring and the side chain (N1/C7/N2/C8/O1/C9) is 14.30 (7)°.
The amide oxygen exhibits a bifurcated hydrogen bonding by showing the simultaneous intra- and intermolecular hydrogen bonding generating S(6) and C(4) motifs. In the crystal of the title compound, the molecules are linked via N—H···S hydrogen bonds with an R22(12) motif and N—H···O hydrogen bonds with a C(4) motif into a layered structure (Table 1, Fig. 2).