5-Methyl-2-((2-nitrophenyl)amino)-3-thiophenecarbonitrile

5-Methyl-2-[(2-nitrophenyl)amino]-3-thiophenecarbonitrile
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
5-Methyl-2-[(2-nitrophenyl)amino]-3-thiophenecarbonitrile
Other names
ROY
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/C12H9N3O2S/c1-8-6-9(7-13)12(18-8)14-10-4-2-3-5-11(10)15(16)17/h2-6,14H,1H3 checkY
    Key: NPXUFPFFHANGDL-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • Cc1cc(c(s1)Nc2ccccc2[N+](=O)[O-])C#N
Properties[1]
C12H9N3O2S
Molar mass 259.28 g·mol−1
Melting point 99–102 °C (210–216 °F; 372–375 K)
Hazards
GHS labelling:[2]
GHS09: Environmental hazard
Warning
H410
P273, P391, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

5-Methyl-2-[(2-nitrophenyl)amino]-3-thiophenecarbonitrile, also known as ROY (red-orange-yellow), is an organic compound which is a chemical intermediate to the drug olanzapine. It has been the subject of intensive study because it can exist in multiple well-characterised crystalline polymorphic forms.[3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ US patent 5817655, Chakrabarti, J.K.; Hotten, T.M. & Tupper, D.E., "Methods of treatment using a thieno-benzodiazepine", issued 1998-10-06, assigned to Eli Lilly and Co. Ltd. 
  2. ^ "5-Methyl-2-[(2-nitrophenyl)amino]-3-thiophenecarbonitrile". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  3. ^ Krämer, Katrina (2020-07-29). "Red–orange–yellow reclaims polymorph record with help from molecular cousin". chemistryworld.com. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  4. ^ Yu, Lian (2010). "Polymorphism in Molecular Solids: An Extraordinary System of Red, Orange, and Yellow Crystals". Accounts of Chemical Research. 43 (9): 1257–1266. doi:10.1021/ar100040r. PMID 20560545.
  5. ^ Li, Xizhen; Ou, Xiao; Rong, Haowei; Huang, Siyong; Nyman, Jonas; Yu, Lian; Lu, Ming (2020). "The Twelfth Solved Structure of ROY: Single Crystals of Y04 Grown from Melt Microdroplets". Crystal Growth & Design. 20 (11): 7093–7097. doi:10.1021/acs.cgd.0c01017. S2CID 225294672.
  6. ^ Tyler, Andrew R.; Ragbirsingh, Ronnie; McMonagle, Charles J.; Waddell, Paul G.; Heaps, Sarah E.; Steed, Jonathan W.; Thaw, Paul; Hall, Michael J.; Probert, Michael R. (2020). "Encapsulated Nanodroplet Crystallization of Organic-Soluble Small Molecules". Chem. 6 (7): 1755–1765. doi:10.1016/j.chempr.2020.04.009. PMC 7357602. PMID 32685768.