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2-Thiocyanatopyrole (2fa)
4-Thiocyanatodiphenylamine (2la)
Liquid (Lit. (4) liquid). IR (film) ν: 3395 (NH), 2902,
2126 (SCN), 1462, 1381, 1115, 735 (N–H), 662 (C–S) cm–1.
1H NMR (CDCl3) δ: 6.29 (dd, 1H, J = 5.91 and 2.91 Hz, 4-
H), 6.66 (s, 1H, 3-H), 6.99 (s, 1H, 5-H), 8.87 (brd s, 1H,
NH). EI-MS m/z (%): 124 [M+] (100), 98 [M+ – CN] (10).
Mp 62–64 °C. IR ν: 3332 (NH), 2132 (SCN), 1602, 1578,
1525, 1488, 1330, 820, 745 (N–H), 692 (C–S) cm–1. H
1
NMR (CDCl3) δ: 5.93 (brd s, 1H, NH), 7.03 (d, 2H, J =
8.65 Hz, 2-,6-H), 7.07 (t, 1H, J = 7.38 Hz, 4′-H), 7.14 (d,
2H, J = 7.82 Hz, 2′-, 6′-H), 7.34 (t, 2H, J = 7.84 Hz, 3′-, 5′-
H), 7.43 (d, 2H, J = 8.67 Hz, 3-,5-H). EI-MS m/z (%): 226
[M+] (100), 200[M+ – CN] (30), 167 [M+ – H, – SCN] (66),
77 [Ph+] (36).
2,5-Dithiocyanatopyrole (2fb)
Mp 97–99 °C (Lit. (10) 99–102 °C). IR ν: 3392 (NH),
2906, 2122 (SCN), 1623, 1381, 1105, 792 (N–H), 683 (C–
1
S) cm–1. H NMR (CDCl3) δ: 6.71 (d, 2H, J = 1.18 Hz, 3-,
4,4′-Dithiocyanatodiphenylamine (2lb)
4-H), 9.38 (brd s, 1H, NH). EI-MS m/z (%): 181 [M+] (92),
154 [M+ – HCN] (77), 123 [M+ – SCN] (99), 96 [M+ –
HCN, – SCN] (100), 64 [M+ – HSCN, – SCN] (27).
Mp 110–111 °C. IR ν: 3342 (NH), 2125 (SCN), 1582,
1516, 1482, 1335, 803 (N–H) cm–1. H NMR (CDCl3) δ:
1
6.09 (brd s, 1H, NH), 7.12 (d, 4H, J = 8.68 Hz, 3-, 5-, 3′-,
5′-H), 7.49 (d, 4H, J = 8.68 Hz, 2-, 6-, 2′-, 6′-H). EI-MS
m/z (%): 283 [M+] (19), 257 [M+ – CN] (4), 225 [M+ –
SCN] (23), 149[M+ – PhSCN] (11), 122 [M+ – PhSCN,
– HCN] (22), 90 [M+ – PhSCN, – HSCN] (4).
4-Thiocyanatoaniline (2g)
Mp 51–52 °C (Lit. (10) 51–52 °C). IR ν: 3375 (NH2),
2144 (SCN), 2902, 1595, 1382, 1095, 795 cm–1. H NMR
1
(CDCl3) δ: 3.95 (brd s, 2H, NH2), 6.68 (d, 2H, J = 8.59 Hz,
2-, 6-H), 7.37 (d, 2H, J = 8.56 Hz, 3-, 5-H). EI-MS m/z (%):
150 [M+] (33), 134 [M+ – NH2] (4), 123 [M+ – HCN] (14),
91[M+ – HSCN] (53).
Acknowledgments
We are thankful to the Center of Excellence (Chemistry)
and Office of Graduate Studies of the University of Isfahan
for their financial support.
4-Thiocyanato-N-methylaniline (2h)
Liquid. IR (film) ν: 3385 (NH), 2908, 2142 (SCN), 1596,
1508, 1305, 1181, 814 (N–H), 745 (C–S) cm–1. H NMR
1
(CDCl3) δ: 2.84 (s, 3H, CH3), 4.12 (brd s, 1H, NH), 6.58 (d,
2H, J = 8.67 Hz, 2-, 6-H), 7.38 (d, 2H,, J = 8.64 Hz, 3-, 5-
H). EI-MS m/z (%): 164 [M+] (100), 149 [M+ – CH3] (820),
138 [M+ – CN] (69), 105 [(M+ – SCN, – H] (60), 90 [M+ –
SCN, – H, – CH3] (21), 77 [M+ – CH3, – NH, – SCN] (38).
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