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Preferred IUPAC name Di(1H-imidazol-1-yl)methanethione | |
Other names TCDI | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.025.622 |
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Chemical formula | C7H6N4S |
Molar mass | 178.21 g·mol |
Melting point | 101 to 103 °C (214 to 217 °F; 374 to 376 K) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). Infobox references |
1,1'-Thiocarbonyldiimidazole (TCDI) is a thiourea containing two imidazole rings. It is the sulfur analog of the peptide coupling reagent carbonyldiimidazole (CDI).
Synthesis
TCDI is commercially available but can also be prepared via the reaction of thiophosgene with two equivalents of imidazole.
Reactions
The imidazole groups on TCDI can be easily displaced, allowing it to act as a safer alternative to thiophosgene. This behaviour has been used in the Corey–Winter olefin synthesis. It may also replace carbonothioyl species (RC(S)Cl) in the Barton–McCombie deoxygenation. Other uses include the synthesis of thioamides and thiocarbamates. Like the analogous CDI, it may be used for peptide coupling.
References
- ^ Adrian, L. Schwan; Jeffrey, H. Byers (15 March 2007). "1,1′-Thiocarbonyldiimidazole". Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis. doi:10.1002/9780470842898.rt094.pub2. ISBN 978-0-471-93623-7.
- Corey, E. J.; Winter, Roland A. E. (September 1963). "A New, Stereospecific Olefin Synthesis from 1,2-Diols". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 85 (17): 2677–2678. doi:10.1021/ja00900a043.
- Esser, Franz; Roos, Otto (June 1978). "N-Terminal Cyclization of Peptides with N,N′-Carbonyldiimidazole orN,N′-Thiocarbonyldiimidazole". Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 17 (6): 467–468. doi:10.1002/anie.197804671.