organic compounds
of a methimazole-based ionic liquid
aDepartment of Chemistry and Physics, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL 33965, USA, and bUniversity of South Alabama, Department of Chemistry, Mobile, AL 36688, USA
*Correspondence e-mail: amirjafari@fgcu.edu
The structure of 1-methyl-2-(prop-2-en-1-ylsulfanyl)-1H-imidazol-3-ium bromide, C7H11N2S+·Br−, has monoclinic (P21/c) symmetry. In the crystal, the components are linked by N—H⋯Br and C—H⋯Br hydrogen bonds. The of the title compound undeniably proves that methimazole reacts through the thione tautomer, rather than the thiol tautomer in this system.
Keywords: crystal structure; ionic liquids; methimazole; S-allylation; nitrogen heterocycle.
CCDC reference: 1437865
1. Related literature
For the biological activity of methimazole, see: Rong et al. (2013). For its use as a ligand, see: Crossley et al. (2006). For a discussion of methimazole-based ionic liquids, see: Siriwardana et al. (2008). For reaction chemistry of methimazole, see: Roy & Mugesh (2005).
2. Experimental
2.1. Crystal data
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2.3. Refinement
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Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2014); 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); software used to prepare material for publication: OLEX2 and publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Supporting information
CCDC reference: 1437865
https://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989015022136/hg5463sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, New_Global_Publ_Block. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989015022136/hg5463Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2056989015022136/hg5463Isup3.cml
2-Mercapto-1-methylimidazole or methimazole 1 belongs to a class of five-membered heterocyclic nitrogen compounds, which possess various biological activities (e.g. it is a widely used anti-thyroid drug under the name Tapazole), see: Rong et al. (2013). Additionally, it has found use as a multidentate ligand in the fields of inorganic and organometallic chemistry, in which the sulfur atom can serve as a soft donor towards a wide variety of transition metals, see: Crossley et al. (2006). The alkylation of methimazole with alkyl halides (e.g. iodoethane and chlorobutane) lead to the formation of methimazole-based ionic liquids in high yields, see Siriwardana et al. (2008). To date, no methimazole-based ionic liquids have been structurally characterized by X-ray diffraction.
Methimazole exists in two tautomeric forms, equilibrating between the 2-thiol 1a and 2-thione 1b, and both N-alkylation and S-alkylation reactions are possible, depending upon the reaction conditions and types of substrates employed, see Roy & Mugesh (2005). They reported that only S-alkylated methimazoles were formed. The product structures were established by NMR spectroscopy, which is elusive in terms of proving the exclusive formation of S-alkylated products over N-alkylated products. Herein, we report the
of S-allylated methimazolium bromide 2, which was prepared in quantitative yield (96%) via the reaction of methimazole with allyl bromide in refluxing acetonitrile (Scheme S1). The of 2 undeniably proves that methimazole reacts through the 2-thione tautomer 1b.2-Mercapto-1-methylimidazole (0.57 g, 5 mmol) and allyl bromide (0.85 g, 7 mmol) were dissolved in acetonitrile (5.0 mL) and the mixture refluxed for 48 hours. The solvent and excess allyl bromide were removed under vacuum to afford an off-white solid. The solid was washed with toluene (3 x 10 mL) and then recrystallized in acetonitrile to yield pure product 2 as an off-white solid in 96% isolated yield.
Crystal data, data collection and structure
details are summarized in Table 1. The H-atom (H2) located on N2 was allowed to freely refine (isotropically). The remaining H-atoms were placed in calculated positions and allowed to ride during subsequent with Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(C) and C—H distances of 0.96 Å for methyl hydrogens, with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C) and C—H distances of 0.97 Å for the secondary hydrogens, and with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C) and C—H distances of 0.93 Å for all remaining hydrogen atoms.2-Mercapto-1-methylimidazole or methimazole 1 belongs to a class of five-membered heterocyclic nitrogen compounds, which possess various biological activities (e.g. it is a widely used anti-thyroid drug under the name Tapazole), see: Rong et al. (2013). Additionally, it has found use as a multidentate ligand in the fields of inorganic and organometallic chemistry, in which the sulfur atom can serve as a soft donor towards a wide variety of transition metals, see: Crossley et al. (2006). The alkylation of methimazole with alkyl halides (e.g. iodoethane and chlorobutane) lead to the formation of methimazole-based ionic liquids in high yields, see Siriwardana et al. (2008). To date, no methimazole-based ionic liquids have been structurally characterized by X-ray diffraction.
Methimazole exists in two tautomeric forms, equilibrating between the 2-thiol 1a and 2-thione 1b, and both N-alkylation and S-alkylation reactions are possible, depending upon the reaction conditions and types of substrates employed, see Roy & Mugesh (2005). They reported that only S-alkylated methimazoles were formed. The product structures were established by NMR spectroscopy, which is elusive in terms of proving the exclusive formation of S-alkylated products over N-alkylated products. Herein, we report the
of S-allylated methimazolium bromide 2, which was prepared in quantitative yield (96%) via the reaction of methimazole with allyl bromide in refluxing acetonitrile (Scheme S1). The of 2 undeniably proves that methimazole reacts through the 2-thione tautomer 1b.For the biological activity of methimazole, see: Rong et al. (2013). For its use as a ligand, see: Crossley et al. (2006). For a discussion of methimazole-based ionic liquids, see: Siriwardana et al. (2008). For reaction chemistry of methimazole, see: Roy & Mugesh (2005).
2-Mercapto-1-methylimidazole (0.57 g, 5 mmol) and allyl bromide (0.85 g, 7 mmol) were dissolved in acetonitrile (5.0 mL) and the mixture refluxed for 48 hours. The solvent and excess allyl bromide were removed under vacuum to afford an off-white solid. The solid was washed with toluene (3 x 10 mL) and then recrystallized in acetonitrile to yield pure product 2 as an off-white solid in 96% isolated yield.
detailsCrystal data, data collection and structure
details are summarized in Table 1. The H-atom (H2) located on N2 was allowed to freely refine (isotropically). The remaining H-atoms were placed in calculated positions and allowed to ride during subsequent with Uiso(H) = 1.5Ueq(C) and C—H distances of 0.96 Å for methyl hydrogens, with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C) and C—H distances of 0.97 Å for the secondary hydrogens, and with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C) and C—H distances of 0.93 Å for all remaining hydrogen atoms.Data collection: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2014); cell
CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2014); data reduction: CrysAlis PRO (Agilent, 2014); 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); software used to prepare material for publication: OLEX2 (Dolomanov et al., 2009) and publCIF (Westrip, 2010).Fig. 1. A thermal ellipsoid diagram of the structure of the title compound. | |
Fig. 2. Reaction scheme. |
C7H11N2S+·Br− | F(000) = 472 |
Mr = 235.15 | Dx = 1.555 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 10.8692 (7) Å | Cell parameters from 2203 reflections |
b = 7.4103 (5) Å | θ = 3.9–27.0° |
c = 12.8551 (9) Å | µ = 4.24 mm−1 |
β = 104.006 (7)° | T = 180 K |
V = 1004.62 (11) Å3 | Prism, colourless |
Z = 4 | 0.6 × 0.32 × 0.25 mm |
Agilent Xcalibur, Eos diffractometer | 1829 independent reflections |
Radiation source: Enhance (Mo) X-ray Source | 1558 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.042 |
Detector resolution: 16.0514 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 25.3°, θmin = 3.2° |
ω scans | h = −13→13 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Agilent, 2014) | k = −8→8 |
Tmin = 0.321, Tmax = 1.000 | l = −15→15 |
7388 measured reflections |
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)] = 0.030 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.065 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.03 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.027P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
1829 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
105 parameters | Δρmax = 0.34 e Å−3 |
1 restraint | Δρmin = −0.38 e Å−3 |
C7H11N2S+·Br− | V = 1004.62 (11) Å3 |
Mr = 235.15 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 10.8692 (7) Å | µ = 4.24 mm−1 |
b = 7.4103 (5) Å | T = 180 K |
c = 12.8551 (9) Å | 0.6 × 0.32 × 0.25 mm |
β = 104.006 (7)° |
Agilent Xcalibur, Eos diffractometer | 1829 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Agilent, 2014) | 1558 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.321, Tmax = 1.000 | Rint = 0.042 |
7388 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.030 | 1 restraint |
wR(F2) = 0.065 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.03 | Δρmax = 0.34 e Å−3 |
1829 reflections | Δρmin = −0.38 e Å−3 |
105 parameters |
Experimental. CrysAlis Pro (Agilent, 2014) Empirical absorption correction using spherical harmonics, implemented in SCALE3 ABSPACK scaling algorithm. |
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 > 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 | ||
Br1 | 0.70880 (3) | 0.66161 (4) | 0.53045 (2) | 0.02621 (12) | |
N2 | 0.6562 (2) | 0.0414 (3) | 0.2392 (2) | 0.0273 (6) | |
N1 | 0.6302 (2) | 0.1226 (3) | 0.39296 (18) | 0.0233 (6) | |
C2 | 0.5297 (3) | 0.0739 (4) | 0.2258 (3) | 0.0316 (8) | |
H2A | 0.4669 | 0.0623 | 0.1625 | 0.038* | |
C3 | 0.5134 (3) | 0.1262 (4) | 0.3221 (3) | 0.0285 (7) | |
H3 | 0.4371 | 0.1587 | 0.3376 | 0.034* | |
C1 | 0.7171 (3) | 0.0704 (4) | 0.3410 (2) | 0.0234 (7) | |
S1 | 0.87834 (8) | 0.04183 (11) | 0.39532 (7) | 0.0373 (2) | |
C4 | 0.6547 (4) | 0.1637 (4) | 0.5076 (2) | 0.0370 (9) | |
H4A | 0.5756 | 0.1749 | 0.5278 | 0.055* | |
H4B | 0.7009 | 0.2750 | 0.5221 | 0.055* | |
H4C | 0.7037 | 0.0681 | 0.5481 | 0.055* | |
C6 | 0.9092 (3) | 0.3747 (4) | 0.3027 (3) | 0.0410 (9) | |
H6 | 0.9450 | 0.3274 | 0.2498 | 0.049* | |
C5 | 0.9322 (3) | 0.2790 (4) | 0.4066 (3) | 0.0405 (9) | |
H5A | 0.8889 | 0.3429 | 0.4532 | 0.049* | |
H5B | 1.0223 | 0.2818 | 0.4401 | 0.049* | |
C7 | 0.8417 (3) | 0.5215 (5) | 0.2809 (3) | 0.0436 (9) | |
H7A | 0.8047 | 0.5719 | 0.3323 | 0.052* | |
H7B | 0.8305 | 0.5758 | 0.2141 | 0.052* | |
H2 | 0.689 (3) | 0.007 (4) | 0.190 (2) | 0.049 (11)* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Br1 | 0.02573 (18) | 0.0284 (2) | 0.02529 (19) | −0.00350 (13) | 0.00772 (13) | −0.00185 (13) |
N2 | 0.0309 (15) | 0.0295 (16) | 0.0227 (15) | 0.0016 (12) | 0.0088 (13) | −0.0005 (12) |
N1 | 0.0304 (15) | 0.0165 (13) | 0.0238 (14) | −0.0003 (11) | 0.0081 (12) | 0.0002 (10) |
C2 | 0.0256 (17) | 0.030 (2) | 0.0354 (19) | −0.0008 (14) | −0.0003 (15) | 0.0026 (15) |
C3 | 0.0190 (16) | 0.0255 (18) | 0.041 (2) | 0.0028 (13) | 0.0064 (14) | 0.0023 (15) |
C1 | 0.0253 (17) | 0.0180 (17) | 0.0264 (17) | −0.0015 (13) | 0.0057 (14) | 0.0027 (13) |
S1 | 0.0229 (4) | 0.0335 (5) | 0.0518 (6) | 0.0031 (4) | 0.0019 (4) | 0.0112 (4) |
C4 | 0.059 (2) | 0.028 (2) | 0.0254 (18) | −0.0016 (16) | 0.0128 (17) | −0.0035 (14) |
C6 | 0.039 (2) | 0.045 (2) | 0.044 (2) | −0.0026 (17) | 0.0186 (18) | 0.0108 (18) |
C5 | 0.0249 (18) | 0.040 (2) | 0.051 (2) | −0.0105 (15) | −0.0023 (16) | 0.0134 (17) |
C7 | 0.049 (2) | 0.042 (2) | 0.037 (2) | 0.0000 (18) | 0.0056 (18) | 0.0126 (17) |
N2—C2 | 1.366 (4) | C4—H4A | 0.9600 |
N2—C1 | 1.334 (4) | C4—H4B | 0.9600 |
N2—H2 | 0.836 (17) | C4—H4C | 0.9600 |
N1—C3 | 1.373 (4) | C6—H6 | 0.9300 |
N1—C1 | 1.338 (3) | C6—C5 | 1.480 (4) |
N1—C4 | 1.465 (4) | C6—C7 | 1.304 (4) |
C2—H2A | 0.9300 | C5—H5A | 0.9700 |
C2—C3 | 1.349 (4) | C5—H5B | 0.9700 |
C3—H3 | 0.9300 | C7—H7A | 0.9300 |
C1—S1 | 1.736 (3) | C7—H7B | 0.9300 |
S1—C5 | 1.847 (3) | ||
C2—N2—H2 | 124 (2) | N1—C4—H4B | 109.5 |
C1—N2—C2 | 109.9 (3) | N1—C4—H4C | 109.5 |
C1—N2—H2 | 126 (2) | H4A—C4—H4B | 109.5 |
C3—N1—C4 | 125.3 (3) | H4A—C4—H4C | 109.5 |
C1—N1—C3 | 109.0 (2) | H4B—C4—H4C | 109.5 |
C1—N1—C4 | 125.7 (3) | C5—C6—H6 | 118.1 |
N2—C2—H2A | 126.7 | C7—C6—H6 | 118.1 |
C3—C2—N2 | 106.7 (3) | C7—C6—C5 | 123.8 (3) |
C3—C2—H2A | 126.7 | S1—C5—H5A | 108.8 |
N1—C3—H3 | 126.3 | S1—C5—H5B | 108.8 |
C2—C3—N1 | 107.3 (3) | C6—C5—S1 | 113.8 (2) |
C2—C3—H3 | 126.3 | C6—C5—H5A | 108.8 |
N2—C1—N1 | 107.1 (3) | C6—C5—H5B | 108.8 |
N2—C1—S1 | 126.0 (2) | H5A—C5—H5B | 107.7 |
N1—C1—S1 | 126.9 (2) | C6—C7—H7A | 120.0 |
C1—S1—C5 | 100.68 (14) | C6—C7—H7B | 120.0 |
N1—C4—H4A | 109.5 | H7A—C7—H7B | 120.0 |
N2—C2—C3—N1 | −0.7 (3) | C1—N2—C2—C3 | 0.7 (4) |
N2—C1—S1—C5 | 104.2 (3) | C1—N1—C3—C2 | 0.5 (3) |
N1—C1—S1—C5 | −77.0 (3) | C1—S1—C5—C6 | −61.4 (3) |
C2—N2—C1—N1 | −0.4 (3) | C4—N1—C3—C2 | −177.7 (3) |
C2—N2—C1—S1 | 178.7 (2) | C4—N1—C1—N2 | 178.1 (3) |
C3—N1—C1—N2 | −0.1 (3) | C4—N1—C1—S1 | −0.9 (4) |
C3—N1—C1—S1 | −179.1 (2) | C7—C6—C5—S1 | 121.8 (3) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N2—H2···Br1i | 0.84 (3) | 2.46 (3) | 3.246 (2) | 158 (3) |
C2—H2A···Br1ii | 0.93 | 2.84 | 3.723 (4) | 159 |
C3—H3···Br1iii | 0.93 | 2.91 | 3.757 (3) | 152 |
C4—H4B···Br1 | 0.96 | 2.87 | 3.737 (3) | 151 |
C5—H5B···Br1iv | 0.97 | 2.89 | 3.814 (3) | 161 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, −y+1/2, z−1/2; (ii) −x+1, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (iii) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1; (iv) −x+2, −y+1, −z+1. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
N2—H2···Br1i | 0.84 (3) | 2.46 (3) | 3.246 (2) | 158 (3) |
C2—H2A···Br1ii | 0.93 | 2.84 | 3.723 (4) | 159 |
C3—H3···Br1iii | 0.93 | 2.91 | 3.757 (3) | 152 |
C4—H4B···Br1 | 0.96 | 2.87 | 3.737 (3) | 151 |
C5—H5B···Br1iv | 0.97 | 2.89 | 3.814 (3) | 161 |
Symmetry codes: (i) x, −y+1/2, z−1/2; (ii) −x+1, y−1/2, −z+1/2; (iii) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1; (iv) −x+2, −y+1, −z+1. |
Acknowledgements
The authors thank the Alice and Karl Sheffield Scholarship and the Department of Chemistry and Physics of FGCU for funding this project. They also acknowledge the National Science Foundation for their generous support (NSF–CAREER grant to RES, CHE-0846680).
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