Journal of Structural Chemistry. Vol. 52, No. 4, pp. 831-834, 2011
Original Russian Text Copyright © 2011 by Yu. M. Chumakov, V. I. Tsapkov, B. Ya. Antosyak, A. P. Gulya, and S. A. Palomares-Sanches
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF 5-METHYL-N-PHENYL-
1,3,4-THIADIAZOLE-2-AMINE
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Yu. M. Chumakov, V. I. Tsapkov, B. Ya. Antosyak,
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A. P. Gulya, and S. A. Palomares-Sanches
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The crystal structure of 5-methyl-N-phenyl-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-amine (I) is determined. The molecule of
compound I is non-planar; the mean square plane of its phenyl cycle is located at an angle of 22.8°with
respect to the planar thiadiazole fragment. The studied compound forms infinite chains in the crystal due to
the translation along a, in which the molecules are bound by N–H…N and C–H…N bonds. Along with the
van der Waals interaction, there is also a X–H…Cg (π ring) interaction between the chains in the crystal.
Keywords: thiadiazole, thiosemicarbazone of pyruvic acid, biological activity.
Thiadiazole derivatives are widely used as medications, chemical weed and pest killers, dyes, metal corrosion
inhibitors, and ligands in coordination chemistry [1]. It is found that in many cases, their useful properties correspond well to
the structure of these compounds. Thus, the synthesis and study of the structural parameters of new thiadiazole derivatives are
of both scientific and practical interest.
The experiment has shown that on heating an alcoholic solution containing 4-phenylthiosemicarbazide and pyruvic
acid in the 1:1 molar ratio, a compound of the composition C H N S is formed in the reaction mixture, which is 5-methyl-N-
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phenyl-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-amine (I).
Apparently, under these conditions the reaction between the initial compounds does not stop at the formation stage
of 4-phenylthiosemicarbazone of pyruvic acid, but rather continues until decarboxylation and heterocyclization involving the
sulfur atom and completes with the formation of I.
The aim of this work is to determine the structural parameters of thiadiazole I.
Experimental. Compound I has been obtained as follows: a solution containing 10 mmol of pyruvic acid in 10 ml of
ethanol is added to the solution containing 10 mmol of 4-phenylthiosemicarbazide in 40 ml of ethanol under stirring and
heating in a water bath (50-55°C). A light orange solution formed, which yielded a white fine crystalline precipitate on slow
evaporation for one day (54% yield). This precipitate was filtered on a filter glass, washed with a small amount of ethanol,
and dried in the air. Its composition was determined based on the elemental analysis. Found, % : C 56.40, H 4.59, N 21.90,
and S 16.62. Calculated, % : C 56.52, H 4.74, N 21.97, and S 16.76.
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Institute of Applied Physics, Academy of Sciences of Moldova, Chisinau. Moldova State University, Chisinau;
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vtsapkov@gmail.com. Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii,
Vol. 52, No. 4, pp. 850-853, July-August, 2011. Original article submitted September 29, 2010.
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