T. Borowiak, G. Dutkiewicz, J. Spychała
Mar 15, 2007
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Acta crystallographica. Section C, Crystal structure communications
Abstract
In both 1-(2-cyanoethyl)thymine [systematic name: 3-(5-methyl-2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidin-1-yl)propanenitrile], C(8)H(9)N(3)O(2), (I), and 1-(3-cyanopropyl)thymine [systematic name: 4-(5-methyl-2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidin-1-yl)butanenitrile], C(9)H(11)N(3)O(2), (II), the core of the supramolecular structure is formed by centrosymmetric dimers generated by N-H...O hydrogen bonds. Further weak hydrogen bonds of C-H...O and C-H...N types generate molecular tapes and sheets that resemble those in uracil and its methyl derivatives. The steric hindrance that arises from the cyanoalkyl substituents perturbs the conformations of the tapes and sheets.