Decoding intermolecular interactions of 4-phenyl-5-(2-thienyl)-2,4-dihydro-3 H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thione: Insights from X-ray diffraction and energy decomposition analysis
摘要
Understanding the supramolecular architecture of 1,2,4-triazoles requires looking beyond static geometry to the energetic forces driving their assembly. In this paper, the preparation and the first SC-XRD determination of the molecular structure of 4-phenyl-5-(2-thienyl)-2,4-dihydro-3 H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thione are reported. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SC-XRD), in addition to Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), proton/carbon NMR (1H/13C-NMR), and ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy, was used to confirm the presence of the thione tautomer. Hirshfeld surface analysis, combined with DFT-SAPT and NCI indices, was employed to investigate the hierarchical nature of the crystal packing. Distinct intermolecular contact modes are observed, including N─H···S and cooperative C─H···S, however the primary factor that dictates the crystal engineering in these solids is the formation of the robust, centrosymmetric