Structural study of thiosaccharin by single crystal X-ray diffraction and infrared spectroscopy

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/BF01671670

The structure of thiosaccharin (1,2-benzisothiazol-3(2H)-thione 1,1-dioxide) has been investigated by X-ray diffraction and infrared spectroscopic methods.The compound crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Fdd2 with a = 26.591(3), b = 25.058(3), c = 4.934(5) Angstroem, Z = 16.The structure consists of thiosaccharin molecules bonded to each other through N-H<*>O intermolecular hydrogen bonds.The infrared spectra of the thiosaccharin at room and liquid-nitrogen temperature were recorded.The spectral features in the N-H stretching region were correlated with the crystallographic data on the geometry of the N-H<*>O hydrogen bonding.In an attempt to assign the bands due to the SO2 stretching modes, the spectrum of thiosaccharin was compared with that of saccharin (1,2-benzoisothiazole-3(2H)-one, 1,1-dioxide.KEY WORDS: Thiosaccharin, infrared spectra, crystal structure polymorphs.