Synlett 2009(14): 2338-2340  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1217711
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A Mild and Versatile Synthesis of Thioamides

K. A. Mahammeda,b, V. P. Jayashankaraa, N. Premsai Raia, K. Mohana Rajub, P. N. Arunachalam*a
a Syngene International Ltd., Biocon Park, Plot Nos. 2 & 3, Bommasandra-Jigani Road, Bangalore 560 100, India
e-Mail: pn.arunachalam@syngeneintl.com;
b Synthetic Polymer Laboratories, Department of Polymer Science, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur 515 003, India
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Received 13 May 2009
Publikationsdatum:
31. Juli 2009 (online)

Abstract

Aliphatic and aromatic nitriles react with thioacetic acid in the presence of calcium hydride to give the corresponding thio­amides in good to excellent yields. The examples studied include haloaryl nitriles in which the halogen is facile towards SNAr reactions under other conditions.

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General Procedure for the Synthesis of Thioamide To a mixture of aryl nitrile (1 equiv) and CaH2 (1 equiv) was taken in a two-necked 50 mL round-bottomed flask, and the content was cooled to 0 ˚C and added thioacetic acid (1.5 equiv). After stirring for 15 min the reaction mixture was heated in an oil bath at 80 ˚C for the given period of time (Table  [¹] ). After the completion of the reaction, the contents were cooled to r.t., 50% aq EtOAc (2 × 10 mL) was added and stirred for some time till the layers separated. Extraction was done once again with EtOAc, and the combined organic layer was filtered through Celite pad, and concentrated under reduced pressure to get the crude product. It was then purified by crystallization using PE and EtOAc (9:1). All the novel products were characterized by NMR and MS analysis.
4-Bromo-2-chlorobenzenecarbothioamide (2b)
¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d 6): δ = 7.31 (d, 1 H), 7.50 (q, 1 H), 7.75 (s, 1 H), 9.73 (br s, 1 H), 10.23 (br s, 1 H) ppm. ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d 6): δ = 126.5, 129.1, 129.7, 133.3, 136.6, 141.3, 188.5 ppm. Anal. Calcd (%) for C7H5BrClNS: C, 33.56; H, 2.01; N, 5.59. Found: C, 33.54; H, 2.22; N, 5.55. MS: m/z = 251.0 [M+].
4-Chloro-3-nitrobenzenecarbothioamide (2d) ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d 6): δ = 7.8 (d, 1 H), 8.1 (d, 1 H), 8.5 (s, 1 H), 9.8 (br s, 1 H), 10.2 (br s, 1 H) ppm.
¹³C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d 6): δ = 124.7, 128.0, 131.8, 132.4, 139.6, 147.2, 196.5 ppm. Anal. Calcd (%) for C7H5ClN2O2S: C, 33.81; H, 2.33; N, 12.93. Found: C, 33.76; H, 2.38; N, 12.96. MS: m/z = 214.9 [M+].
2-(3,4-Dichlorophenyl)ethanethioamide (2f) ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d 6): δ = 3.8 (s, 2 H), 7.2 (d, 1 H), 7.5 (s, 1 H), 7.6 (d, 1 H), 9.4 (s, 1 H), 9.5 (s, 1 H) ppm. ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d 6): δ = 50.5, 129.6, 129.8, 130.6, 131.1, 131.2, 138.8, 204.9 ppm. Anal. Calcd (%) for C8H7Cl2NS: C, 43.65, H, 3.21, N, 6.36. Found: C, 43.76, H, 3.28, N, 6.34; MS: m/z = 219.9 [M+].
3-(4-Iodophenyl)propanethioamide (2g) ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d 6): δ = 3.7 (s, 2 H), 7.1 (d, 2 H), 7.6 (d, 2 H), 9.3 (br s, 1 H), 9.4 (br s, 1 H) ppm. ¹³C NMR: (100 MHz, DMSO-d 6): δ = 50.7, 93.0, 131.6, 137.3, 137.6, 205.4 ppm. Anal. Calcd (%) for C8H8INS: C, 34.67; H, 2.91; N, 5.05. Found: C, 34.65; H, 2.98; N, 5.11. MS: m/z = 277.8 [M+].
2-[4-(Trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]ethanethioamide (2i) ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d 6): δ = 3.8 (s, 2 H), 7.2 (d, 2 H), 7.4 (d, 2 H), 9.4 (br s, 1 H), 9.5 (br s, 1 H) ppm. ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d 6): δ = 50.5, 116.7, 131.0, 131.3, 136.8, 137.3, 147.6, 147.7, 205.4 ppm. Anal. Calcd (%) for C9H8F3NOS: C, 45.95; H, 3.43; N, 5.95. Found: C, 45.98; H, 3.48; N, 5.98. MS: m/z = 235.8 [M+].
Propanethioamide (2t) ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d 6): δ = 1.2 (t, 3 H) 2.6 (q, 2 H), 7.2 (s, 1 H), 8.0 (s, 1 H) ppm. ¹³C NMR (100 MHz, DMSO-d 6): δ = 15.0, 42.1, 208.6 ppm. Anal. Calcd (%) for C3H7NS: C, 40.41; H, 7.91; N, 15.71. Found: C, 40.45; H, 7.98; N, 15.78. GC-MS: m/z = 89.1 [M+].
2,2-Dimethylpropanethioamide (2v) ¹H NMR (400 MHz, DMSO-d 6): δ = 1.3 (s, 9 H) 7.0 (br s, 1 H), 7.7 (br s, 1 H) ppm. ¹³C NMR: (100 MHz, DMSO-d 6): δ = 32.5, 48.8, 221.8 ppm. Anal. Calcd (%) for C5H11NS: C, 51.23; H, 9.46; N, 11.95. Found: C, 51.31; H, 9.48; N, 11.98. MS: m/z = 118.0 [M+].