Crystal Structures of 1,7-Bis(furyl)-4-(1,3-dithiolan-2-ylidene)-1,6-heptadiene-3,5-dione and 1,7-bis(thienyl)-4-(1,3-dithiolan-2-ylidene)-1,6-heptadiene-3,5-dione

Abstract

The title compounds (bis(alkenoyl) ketene dithioacetals) were prepared starting from the cyclic acyl ketene dithioacetal and aromatic aldehydes. These compounds were characterized by IR, ¹H NMR, mass spectral studies and X-ray crystal structure analysis. The bis(furyl) ketene dithioacetal crystallized in the space group $P{\bar{\text{1}}}$ with unit cell dimensions a = 7.7626(12) Å, b = 9.0217(13) Å, c = 26.827(5) Å, α = 86.271(14)°, β = 87.643(14)°, γ = 66.286(11)° and the structure was refined to an R-factor of 0.0528 while bis(thienyl) ketene dithioacetal crystallized in the space group P2₁/c with unit cell dimensions a = 10.2433(9) Å, b = 10.4142(6) Å, c = 18.0973(18) Å, β = 106.0° and the structure was refined to an R-factor of 0.0446. The ketenedithioacetal functionality present between the carbonyl groups prevents the possibility of keto-enol tautomerization in these compounds. In both the crystal structures, the crystal packing is stabilized by C–H···O hydrogen bonds as well as van der Waals interactions.

Graphical Abstract

The details regarding the synthesis, spectroscopic analysis and crystal structures of the title compounds are reported in this paper.