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1,1′-(Propane-1,3-di­yl)bis­­[3-(4-chloro­phen­yl)thio­urea]

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aUniversité Alioune Diop de Bambey, UFR Sciences Appliquées et Technologies de l'information et de la communication (SATIC), Equipe Chimie des Matériaux Inorganiques et Organiques (ECMIO), Senegal, bUniversité Alioune Diop de Bambey, UFR Sciences Appliquées et Technologies de l'information et de la communication (SATIC), Equipe Chimie Organique Therapeutique (ECOT), Senegal, and cCentre de Diffractométrie Henrie Longchambon, Univ. Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 43 Bd 11 Novembre 1918, F-69622 Villeurbanne, France
*Correspondence e-mail: [email protected]

Edited by M. Weil, Vienna University of Technology, Austria (Received 21 September 2026; accepted 27 October 2026; online 6 November 2026)

The title compound, C17H18Cl2N4S2, crystallizes in the monoclinic space group I2/a with one mol­ecule in the asymmetric unit. In the mol­ecule, two 1-(4-chloro­phen­yl)thio­urea entities are bridged by a propyl fragment. The thio­urea entities are inclined relative to the propyl group in different ways, as shown by the C—C—C—N torsion angles of −71.23 (13) and −179.50 (10)°. In the crystal, N—H⋯S hydrogen bonds lead to the formation of supra­molecular layers parallel to (001).

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Chemical scheme
[Scheme 1]

Structure description

The thio­urea moiety is an important pharmacophore for developing new drug prototypes with biological activities including anti-inflammatory, anti­cancer, anti­fungal properties (Ölmez & Waseer, 2020View full citation; Aguiar et al., 2011View full citation; Keche & Kamble, 2014View full citation; Abbas et al., 2020View full citation). A recent study reported the anti­mycobactarial and anti-inflammatory activities of thio­urea derivatives in the treatment for severe pulmonary tuberculosis (Calixto et al., 2022View full citation). Taking into account the presence of a chloro­phenyl group in some anti­microbial compounds, we prepared the title thio­urea derivative, C17H18Cl2N4S2, and report here its crystal and mol­ecular structure.

The asymmetric unit comprises one mol­ecule (Fig. 1[link]). This consists of two 1-(4-chloro­phen­yl)thio­urea entities bridged by a propyl fragment. The arrangement of the thio­urea fragments relative to the propyl fragment is markedly different, as can be seen from the torsion angles of N2—C8—C9—C10 = −71.23 (13)° and N3—C10—C9—C8 = −179.50 (10)°. The dihedral angles between the thio­urea fragments and the attached phenyl ring are virtually identical [61.91 (6)° for thio­urea group containing S2 and the C1–C6 ring; 61.97 (6)° for S3-thio­urea group and the C12–C17 ring]; the thio­urea fragments are inclined to each other by a dihedral angle of 71.37 (6)°, and the phenyl rings by 66.91 (6)°.

[Figure 1]
Figure 1
Mol­ecular structure of the title compound with displacement ellipsoids drawn at the 50% probability level.

Two adjacent mol­ecules form a centrosymmetric dimer (Fig. 2[link]) via pairwise N—H⋯S hydrogen bonds (entry #3 in Table 1[link]) with an R22(16) graph-set motif (Etter et al., 1990View full citation). These dimers are further connected through somewhat weaker hydrogen bonds (entries 1 and 2 in Table 1[link]), resulting in sheets propagating parallel to (001), Fig. 3[link]. The fourth NH group (N4—H4) does not participate in hydrogen bonding.

Table 1
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, °)

D—H⋯A D—H H⋯A D⋯A D—H⋯A
N1—H1⋯S2i 0.88 2.89 3.4950 (11) 128
N2—H2⋯S3ii 0.88 2.70 3.5386 (10) 161
N3—H3⋯S2iii 0.88 2.51 3.2827 (10) 147
Symmetry codes: (i) Mathematical equation; (ii) Mathematical equation; (iii) Mathematical equation.
[Figure 2]
Figure 2
Formation of a centrosymmetric N—H⋯S hydrogen-bonded dimer with graph-set motif R22(16); hydrogen bonds (entry 3 in Table 1[link]) are shown as blue dashed lines.
[Figure 3]
Figure 3
The packing of mol­ecules in the crystal in a projection along [010]. N—H⋯S hydrogen-bonding inter­actions are shown as blue dashed lines (entry 3 in Table 1[link]) and red dashed lines (entry 2 in Table 1[link]).

Synthesis and crystallization

A 3 mmol sample of 4-chloro­phenyl iso­thio­cyanate was dissolved in 20 ml of ethanol. This solution was added to a 250 ml flask containing 1,2 di­amino­propane (3 mmol). The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature for one h producing a clear solution. Slow evaporation over the course of weeks produced colourless single-crystals suitable for X-ray diffraction studies.

Refinement

Crystal data, data collection and structure refinement details are summarized in Table 2[link].

Table 2
Experimental details

Crystal data
Chemical formula C17H18Cl2N4S2
Mr 413.37
Crystal system, space group Monoclinic, I2/a
Temperature (K) 100
a, b, c (Å) 17.7563 (2), 5.4972 (1), 38.2124 (5)
β (°) 92.168 (1)
V (Å3) 3727.24 (9)
Z 8
Radiation type Mo Kα
μ (mm−1) 0.58
Crystal size (mm) 0.22 × 0.21 × 0.05
 
Data collection
Diffractometer XtaLAB Synergy, Dualflex, HyPix-Arc 100
Absorption correction Multi-scan (CrysAlis PRO; Rigaku OD, 2022View full citation)
Tmin, Tmax 0.906, 1.000
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections 54093, 5080, 4601
Rint 0.031
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) 0.710
 
Refinement
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S 0.029, 0.076, 1.03
No. of reflections 5080
No. of parameters 226
H-atom treatment H-atom parameters constrained
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) 0.36, −0.35
Computer programs: CrysAlis PRO (Rigaku OD, 2022View full citation), SHELXT (Sheldrick, 2015aView full citation), SHELXL (Sheldrick, 2015bView full citation), OLEX2 (Dolomanov et al., 2009View full citation) and publCIF (Westrip, 2010View full citation).

Structural data


Computing details top

1,1'-(Propane-1,3-diyl)bis[3-(4-chlorophenyl)thiourea] top
Crystal data top
C17H18Cl2N4S2F(000) = 1712
Mr = 413.37Dx = 1.473 Mg m−3
Monoclinic, I2/aMo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å
a = 17.7563 (2) ÅCell parameters from 37150 reflections
b = 5.4972 (1) Åθ = 5.4–30.3°
c = 38.2124 (5) ŵ = 0.58 mm−1
β = 92.168 (1)°T = 100 K
V = 3727.24 (9) Å3Plate, colourless
Z = 80.22 × 0.21 × 0.05 mm
Data collection top
XtaLAB Synergy, Dualflex, HyPix-Arc 100
diffractometer
5080 independent reflections
Radiation source: micro-focus sealed X-ray tube, PhotonJet (Mo) X-ray Source4601 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Mirror monochromatorRint = 0.031
Detector resolution: 10.0000 pixels mm-1θmax = 30.3°, θmin = 5.3°
ω scansh = −22→24
Absorption correction: multi-scan
(CrysAlisPro; Rigaku OD, 2022)
k = −7→7
Tmin = 0.906, Tmax = 1.000l = −53→53
54093 measured reflections
Refinement top
Refinement on F2Primary atom site location: dual
Least-squares matrix: fullHydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.029H-atom parameters constrained
wR(F2) = 0.076 w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.038P)2 + 4.1233P]
where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3
S = 1.03(Δ/σ)max = 0.003
5080 reflectionsΔρmax = 0.36 e Å−3
226 parametersΔρmin = −0.35 e Å−3
0 restraints
Special details top

Geometry. All esds (except the esd in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell esds are taken into account individually in the estimation of esds in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between esds in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell esds is used for estimating esds involving l.s. planes.

Refinement. N-bound hydrogen atoms were discernible from difference-Fourier maps and were modelled with a fixed N—H distance of 0.88 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(N).

Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2) top
xyzUiso*/Ueq
Cl10.44228 (2)1.28574 (8)0.73158 (2)0.03525 (10)
Cl40.80672 (2)−0.08518 (7)0.28692 (2)0.03111 (9)
S20.52537 (2)1.48529 (5)0.56514 (2)0.01720 (7)
S30.78472 (2)0.62155 (5)0.42899 (2)0.01515 (7)
N10.57320 (6)1.06881 (19)0.59471 (3)0.0203 (2)
H10.5941830.9247840.5926140.024*
N20.61224 (6)1.13321 (18)0.53974 (3)0.01702 (19)
H20.6344290.9908420.5422840.020*
N30.64312 (5)0.76112 (19)0.43933 (3)0.0183 (2)
H30.5949180.7532240.4331860.022*
N40.65752 (6)0.5310 (2)0.39102 (3)0.0189 (2)
H40.6087920.5539980.3874610.023*
C10.48211 (7)1.2199 (3)0.69173 (3)0.0248 (3)
C20.53671 (8)1.3750 (3)0.67922 (3)0.0255 (3)
H2A0.5531311.5123010.6925250.031*
C30.56700 (7)1.3262 (2)0.64691 (3)0.0230 (2)
H3A0.6047651.4293300.6380780.028*
C40.54168 (7)1.1251 (2)0.62754 (3)0.0192 (2)
C50.48772 (8)0.9711 (3)0.64054 (4)0.0259 (3)
H50.4710320.8338250.6272780.031*
C60.45787 (8)1.0178 (3)0.67314 (4)0.0292 (3)
H60.4213530.9117460.6823910.035*
C70.57360 (6)1.2175 (2)0.56657 (3)0.0156 (2)
C80.62026 (7)1.2604 (2)0.50650 (3)0.0190 (2)
H8A0.6723231.3235100.5053600.023*
H8B0.5854531.4010930.5054480.023*
C90.60351 (7)1.0963 (2)0.47508 (3)0.0189 (2)
H9A0.5547101.0133120.4781540.023*
H9B0.5984731.1977590.4537190.023*
C100.66419 (7)0.9056 (2)0.46999 (3)0.0168 (2)
H10A0.7133430.9857700.4666880.020*
H10B0.6690140.7997490.4909180.020*
C110.69113 (6)0.6393 (2)0.41971 (3)0.0144 (2)
C120.69487 (6)0.3836 (2)0.36636 (3)0.0163 (2)
C130.69330 (8)0.4534 (2)0.33133 (3)0.0221 (2)
H130.6691080.6005180.3242950.027*
C140.72715 (8)0.3078 (2)0.30660 (3)0.0237 (3)
H140.7258880.3538450.2826180.028*
C150.76259 (7)0.0955 (2)0.31740 (3)0.0202 (2)
C160.76456 (7)0.0233 (2)0.35231 (3)0.0188 (2)
H160.789057−0.1233780.3593140.023*
C170.73028 (7)0.1685 (2)0.37677 (3)0.0174 (2)
H170.7309930.1208240.4006740.021*
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2) top
U11U22U33U12U13U23
Cl10.03533 (19)0.0516 (2)0.01934 (15)0.01032 (16)0.00848 (12)−0.00351 (14)
Cl40.0425 (2)0.03006 (17)0.02166 (15)0.00403 (14)0.01338 (13)−0.00732 (12)
S20.01332 (13)0.01440 (13)0.02396 (14)0.00229 (9)0.00182 (10)−0.00305 (10)
S30.01252 (13)0.01588 (13)0.01699 (13)0.00161 (9)−0.00012 (9)−0.00183 (10)
N10.0269 (5)0.0147 (5)0.0196 (5)0.0057 (4)0.0073 (4)−0.0015 (4)
N20.0194 (5)0.0140 (4)0.0178 (4)0.0039 (4)0.0023 (4)−0.0024 (4)
N30.0123 (4)0.0223 (5)0.0202 (5)0.0002 (4)0.0007 (3)−0.0079 (4)
N40.0137 (4)0.0220 (5)0.0207 (5)0.0027 (4)−0.0018 (4)−0.0083 (4)
C10.0244 (6)0.0327 (7)0.0176 (5)0.0095 (5)0.0048 (4)−0.0019 (5)
C20.0306 (7)0.0247 (6)0.0212 (6)0.0031 (5)0.0012 (5)−0.0062 (5)
C30.0250 (6)0.0213 (6)0.0229 (6)−0.0005 (5)0.0049 (5)−0.0024 (5)
C40.0210 (6)0.0182 (5)0.0187 (5)0.0054 (4)0.0047 (4)−0.0016 (4)
C50.0293 (7)0.0236 (6)0.0252 (6)−0.0032 (5)0.0071 (5)−0.0050 (5)
C60.0284 (7)0.0320 (7)0.0280 (7)−0.0038 (6)0.0103 (5)−0.0009 (6)
C70.0124 (5)0.0149 (5)0.0194 (5)−0.0009 (4)0.0003 (4)−0.0039 (4)
C80.0243 (6)0.0160 (5)0.0168 (5)0.0024 (4)0.0028 (4)−0.0023 (4)
C90.0192 (5)0.0195 (6)0.0179 (5)0.0052 (4)0.0005 (4)−0.0034 (4)
C100.0160 (5)0.0179 (5)0.0165 (5)0.0025 (4)0.0006 (4)−0.0047 (4)
C110.0154 (5)0.0122 (5)0.0155 (5)−0.0004 (4)0.0014 (4)−0.0007 (4)
C120.0153 (5)0.0166 (5)0.0168 (5)−0.0005 (4)−0.0001 (4)−0.0046 (4)
C130.0289 (6)0.0181 (6)0.0189 (5)0.0029 (5)−0.0040 (5)−0.0010 (5)
C140.0349 (7)0.0223 (6)0.0139 (5)−0.0008 (5)0.0004 (5)0.0001 (5)
C150.0246 (6)0.0203 (6)0.0162 (5)−0.0016 (5)0.0058 (4)−0.0054 (4)
C160.0222 (6)0.0165 (5)0.0178 (5)0.0016 (4)0.0024 (4)−0.0015 (4)
C170.0216 (5)0.0165 (5)0.0144 (5)−0.0011 (4)0.0023 (4)−0.0011 (4)
Geometric parameters (Å, º) top
Cl1—C11.7410 (12)C4—C51.3847 (18)
Cl4—C151.7396 (12)C5—H50.9500
S2—C71.7029 (12)C5—C61.3961 (18)
S3—C111.6889 (11)C6—H60.9500
N1—H10.8800C8—H8A0.9900
N1—C41.4269 (15)C8—H8B0.9900
N1—C71.3510 (16)C8—C91.5222 (16)
N2—H20.8800C9—H9A0.9900
N2—C71.3380 (14)C9—H9B0.9900
N2—C81.4613 (15)C9—C101.5210 (16)
N3—H30.8800C10—H10A0.9900
N3—C101.4529 (14)C10—H10B0.9900
N3—C111.3363 (15)C12—C131.3916 (17)
N4—H40.8800C12—C171.3904 (17)
N4—C111.3647 (14)C13—H130.9500
N4—C121.4252 (14)C13—C141.3921 (18)
C1—C21.389 (2)C14—H140.9500
C1—C61.379 (2)C14—C151.3817 (18)
C2—H2A0.9500C15—C161.3912 (16)
C2—C31.3910 (17)C16—H160.9500
C3—H3A0.9500C16—C171.3868 (16)
C3—C41.3950 (18)C17—H170.9500
C4—N1—H1117.2H8A—C8—H8B107.9
C7—N1—H1117.2C9—C8—H8A109.1
C7—N1—C4125.63 (10)C9—C8—H8B109.1
C7—N2—H2117.6C8—C9—H9A109.0
C7—N2—C8124.76 (10)C8—C9—H9B109.0
C8—N2—H2117.6H9A—C9—H9B107.8
C10—N3—H3117.4C10—C9—C8113.01 (10)
C11—N3—H3117.4C10—C9—H9A109.0
C11—N3—C10125.19 (10)C10—C9—H9B109.0
C11—N4—H4117.3N3—C10—C9108.53 (9)
C11—N4—C12125.37 (10)N3—C10—H10A110.0
C12—N4—H4117.3N3—C10—H10B110.0
C2—C1—Cl1119.04 (11)C9—C10—H10A110.0
C6—C1—Cl1119.27 (11)C9—C10—H10B110.0
C6—C1—C2121.68 (12)H10A—C10—H10B108.4
C1—C2—H2A120.5N3—C11—S3123.67 (9)
C1—C2—C3119.04 (12)N3—C11—N4113.61 (10)
C3—C2—H2A120.5N4—C11—S3122.71 (9)
C2—C3—H3A120.1C13—C12—N4119.11 (11)
C2—C3—C4119.73 (12)C17—C12—N4120.73 (10)
C4—C3—H3A120.1C17—C12—C13120.12 (11)
C3—C4—N1120.61 (11)C12—C13—H13120.0
C5—C4—N1118.83 (11)C12—C13—C14120.09 (12)
C5—C4—C3120.51 (11)C14—C13—H13120.0
C4—C5—H5120.0C13—C14—H14120.5
C4—C5—C6119.91 (13)C15—C14—C13119.09 (11)
C6—C5—H5120.0C15—C14—H14120.5
C1—C6—C5119.10 (13)C14—C15—Cl4119.60 (9)
C1—C6—H6120.5C14—C15—C16121.47 (11)
C5—C6—H6120.5C16—C15—Cl4118.93 (10)
N1—C7—S2122.06 (9)C15—C16—H16120.4
N2—C7—S2123.13 (9)C17—C16—C15119.11 (11)
N2—C7—N1114.76 (10)C17—C16—H16120.4
N2—C8—H8A109.1C12—C17—H17119.9
N2—C8—H8B109.1C16—C17—C12120.13 (11)
N2—C8—C9112.30 (10)C16—C17—H17119.9
Cl1—C1—C2—C3−178.19 (10)C7—N2—C8—C9−131.43 (12)
Cl1—C1—C6—C5177.41 (11)C8—N2—C7—S22.01 (16)
Cl4—C15—C16—C17179.18 (9)C8—N2—C7—N1179.55 (11)
N1—C4—C5—C6177.86 (13)C8—C9—C10—N3−179.50 (10)
N2—C8—C9—C10−71.23 (13)C10—N3—C11—S33.56 (17)
N4—C12—C13—C14−177.76 (12)C10—N3—C11—N4−175.89 (11)
N4—C12—C17—C16178.16 (11)C11—N3—C10—C9155.32 (11)
C1—C2—C3—C40.7 (2)C11—N4—C12—C13−120.63 (13)
C2—C1—C6—C5−1.5 (2)C11—N4—C12—C1761.58 (17)
C2—C3—C4—N1−178.60 (12)C12—N4—C11—S32.69 (17)
C2—C3—C4—C5−1.3 (2)C12—N4—C11—N3−177.84 (11)
C3—C4—C5—C60.5 (2)C12—C13—C14—C15−0.5 (2)
C4—N1—C7—S2−8.03 (17)C13—C12—C17—C160.38 (18)
C4—N1—C7—N2174.40 (11)C13—C14—C15—Cl4−178.75 (10)
C4—C5—C6—C10.9 (2)C13—C14—C15—C160.6 (2)
C6—C1—C2—C30.7 (2)C14—C15—C16—C17−0.15 (19)
C7—N1—C4—C3−58.55 (18)C15—C16—C17—C12−0.33 (18)
C7—N1—C4—C5124.08 (14)C17—C12—C13—C140.05 (19)
Hydrogen-bond geometry (Å, º) top
D—H···AD—HH···AD···AD—H···A
N1—H1···S2i0.882.893.4950 (11)128
N2—H2···S3ii0.882.703.5386 (10)161
N3—H3···S2iii0.882.513.2827 (10)147
Symmetry codes: (i) x, y−1, z; (ii) −x+3/2, y, −z+1; (iii) −x+1, −y+2, −z+1.
 

Acknowledgements

The authors thanks ICSN cristallochimie service (France) for instrumentation use.

Funding information

Funding for this research was provided by: Universié Alioune Diop de Bambey-Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation.

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