STUDIES ON INTRAMOLECULAR HYDROGEN-BONDING OF '-BIS[N-FORMYL-N'-P-CHLOROPHENYLTHIOUREA]FERROCENE

'-Bis[N-formyl-N'-p-chlorophenylthiourea]ferrocene was synthesized thr ough the reaction of 1,1'-bis[formylisothiocyanate]ferrocene with p-ch loroaniline. Its H-1 NMR, IR and mass spectra were studied. A single c rystal structure determination showed that there are two intramolecula r hydrogen bonds between the carbonyl group and N'-H of each N'H-C(S)- NH-C(O) moiety. They form two parallel planar six-membered rings. In a ddition, the hydrogen bonding rings are basically in the same plane wi th the Cp rings to which they are attached. This highlights its proper ty in molecular recognition.