Structural, spectral and thermal studies of N-2-(4-picolyl)- and N-2-(6-picolyl)-N′-(2-chlorophenyl)thioureas and N-2-(6-picolyl)-N′-(2-bromophenyl)thiourea

N-2-(4-picolyl)-N'-2-chlorophenylthiourea, 4PicTu2Cl, monoclinic, P2(1)/c, a = 10.068(5), b = 11.715(2), c = 11.185(6) Angstrom, beta = 96.88(4)degrees, V = 1309.8(2)Angstrom(3) and Z = 4; N-2-(6-picolyl)-N'-2-chlorophenylthiourea, 6PicTu2Cl, triclinic, P-1, a = 7.4250(8), b = 7.5690(16), c = 12.664(3) Angstrom, alpha = 105.706(17), beta = 103.181(13), gamma = 90.063(13), V = 665.6(2) Angstrom(3) and Z = 2 and N-2-(6-picolyl)-N'-2-bromophenylthiourea, 6PicTu2Br, triclinic, P-1, a = 7.512(4), b = 7.535(6), c = 12.575(4) Angstrom, a = 103.14(3), beta = 105.67(3), gamma = 90.28(4), V = 665.7(2) Angstrom(3) and Z = 2. The intramolecular hydrogen bonding between N'H and the pyridine nitrogen and intermolecular hydrogen bonding involving the thione sulfur and the NH hydrogen, as well as the planarity of the molecules, are affected by the position of the methyl substituent on the pyridine ring. The enthalpies of fusion and melting points of these thioureas are also affected. H-1 NMR studies in CDCl3 show the. NH' hydrogen resonance considerably downfield from other resonances in their spectra. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.