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
ECHA InfoCard 100.101.989
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).
Infobox references

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]

Synthesis

The preparation of ROY was first disclosed in a series of patents from Eli Lilly & Co. in the 1990s, which covered the pharmaceutical active ingredient later marketed as olanzapine. In the first step, a Gewald reaction using propionaldehyde, sulfur and malononitrile formed the thiophene ring system, as 2-amino-5-methylthiophene-3-carbonitrile. The amino group was then reacted with 2-fluoro-nitrobenzene in tetrahydrofuran to provide 5-methyl-2-[(2-nitrophenyl)amino]-3-thiophenecarbonitrile.[1]

Synthesis of ROY in two steps

Polymorphism

ROY has been crystallised in at least thirteen polymorphic forms.[7][8] Five of them, including red, orange and yellow examples are shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1: Some major polymorphs of ROY[6]

When this ability to form multiple crystalline versions of different colours was reviewed in 2010, it was described as "extraordinary", particularly because many alternatives can crystallise simultaneously from a single solvent. As the thermodynamic properties of the various versions have been established, ROY has become an important test of computational models.[4] By 2020, ROY held the record for having the largest number of well-characterised polymorphs, with its nearest competitors being aripiprazole and galunisertib.[9][10][11] The various crystal forms display alternative conformers, a type of stereoisomerism where rotation at single bonds leads to a distinct three-dimensional configuration in the solid.[12] The molecule is piezochromic, with yellow and pale orange crystalline forms which transform reversibly to red at high pressure.[8]

In 2022, it was suggested that all the ROY polymorphs which are stable at ambient pressure have already been found and characterised. This work also calculated that additional polymorphs might be discovered using high pressures of about 10 GPa.[11]

References
  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.
  7. "5-methyl-2-(2-nitroanilino)thiophene-3-carbonitrile". ccdc.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  8. Warren, Lisette R; McGowan, Evana; Renton, Margaret; Morrison, Carole A; Funnell, Nicholas P (2021). "Direct evidence for distinct colour origins in ROY polymorphs". Chemical Science. 12 (38): 12711–12718. doi:10.1039/d1sc04051k. PMC 8494124. PMID 34703557.
  9. Reutzel-Edens, Susan M.; Bhardwaj, Rajni M. (2020). "Crystal forms in pharmaceutical applications: Olanzapine, a gift to crystal chemistry that keeps on giving". IUCrJ. 7 (6): 955–964. doi:10.1107/S2052252520012683. PMC 7642794. PMID 33209310.
  10. Lévesque, Alexandre; Maris, Thierry; Wuest, James D. (2020). "ROY Reclaims Its Crown: New Ways to Increase Polymorphic Diversity". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 142 (27): 11873–11883. doi:10.1021/jacs.0c04434. PMID 32510946. S2CID 219552473.
  11. Beran, Gregory J. O.; Sugden, Isaac J.; Greenwell, Chandler; et al. (2022). "How many more polymorphs of ROY remain undiscovered". Chemical Science. 13 (5): 1288–1297. doi:10.1039/d1sc06074k. PMC 8809489. PMID 35222912.
  12. Cruz-Cabeza, Aurora J.; Bernstein, Joel (2014). "Conformational Polymorphism". Chemical Reviews. 114 (4): 2170–2191. doi:10.1021/cr400249d. PMID 24350653.
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