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Thomas Gelbrich1, Ulrich J Griesser1
1University of Innsbruck, Institute of Pharmacy, Innrain 52, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
Abstract:
The mol-ecule of buthalital, (I) [systematic name: 5-(2-methyl-prop-yl)-5-(prop-2-en-1-yl)-2-sulfanyl-idene-1,3-diazinane-4,6-dione], C11H16N2O2S, exhibits a planar pyrimidine ring, whereas the pyrimidine ring of methitural, (II) [systematic name: 5-(1-methyl-but-yl)-5-[2-(methyl-sulfan-yl)eth-yl]-2-sulfanyl-idene-1,3-diazinane-4,6-dione], C12H20N2O2S2, is slightly puckered. (I) and (II) contain the same hydrogen-bonded chain structure in which each mol-ecule is connected, via four N-H⋯O=C hydrogen bonds, to two other mol-ecules, resulting in a hydrogen-bonded chain displaying a sequence of R22(8) rings. The same type of N-H⋯O=C hydrogen-bonded chain has previously been found in several 5,5-disubstituted derivatives of barbituric acid which are chemically closely related to (I) and (II).
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