Single-crystal X-ray structures are presented for three forms of 5H,10H-dithiolo[2,3-b]-2,5-benzodithiocine-2-thione. The α (at 150 K) and α′ (at ambient) forms are very similar and differ only in the presence of crystallographic m symmetry in the molecules of α′, which is absent in the case of α. This pair is related by an order–disorder transition. The β phase (also determined at 150 K) has a different structure in terms of the molecular packing from either of the other two and therefore constitutes a true polymorph. Molecular mechanics calculations indicated that the most stable CHCl3-solvated conformations for the title compound were a pair of twisted U-shaped enantiomers, UR
and UL
, i.e. similar to the arrangements found in the α and β phases, with the low-lying saddle point between them corresponding to the situation in the α′ phase. These calculations also indicated that the most stable CHCl3-solvated conformation for the related dibromo-5H,10H-dithiolo[2,3-b]-2,5-benzodithiocine-2-thione was Z-shaped, in agreement with the crystal structure determined earlier for its DMSO solvate [Wang et al. (1998). Synthesis, pp. 1615–1618].
本文展示了 5H,10H-二
硫环戊并[2,3-b]-2,5-苯并二
硫杂-2-
硫酮的三种单晶 X 射线结构。α(150 K 时)和 α′(常温下)非常相似,区别仅在于 α′分子中存在晶体学 m 对称性,而 α 不存在。β 相(也是在 150 K 下测定的)的分子堆积结构不同于其他两种,因此是一种真正的多晶体。分子力学计算表明,标题化合物在
CHCl3 溶液中最稳定的构象是一对扭曲的 U 型对映体,即 UR
和 UL
即类似于 α 和 β 相中的排列,它们之间的低洼鞍点与 α′ 相中的情况相对应。这些计算还表明,相关的二
溴-5H,10H-二
硫环戊并[2,3-b]-2,5-苯并二
硫杂-2-
硫酮在 溶液中最稳定的构象为 Z 形,这与早先确定的其
DMSO 溶剂的晶体结构一致[Wang 等人 (1998)。 合成》,第 1615-1618 页]。