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Preparation of N-(2-alkoxyvinyl)sulfonamides from N-tosyl-1,2,3-triazoles and Subsequent Conversion to Substituted Phthalans and Phenethylamines
Published on: January 3, 2018
N-(2-Nitro-phenyl-carbamothio-yl)acetamide
Abstract:
In the title compound, C(9)H(9)N(3)O(3)S, the benzene ring and the N-carbamothio-ylacetamide unit are oriented at a dihedral angle of 54.82 (4)°. The dihedral angle between the ring and its attached nitro group is 28.54 (12)°. An intra-molecular, bifurcated N-H⋯(O,O) hydrogen bond generates two S(6) rings. In the crystal, inversion dimers linked by pairs of N-H⋯S hydrogen bonds generate R(2) (2)(8) loops. Weak C-H⋯O inter-actions link the dimers.
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