title: Structural identification of a heterocyclic compound implicated in the Spanish toxic oil syndrome.
abstract: The compound 1-phenyl-5-vinylimidazolidine-2-thione was previously reported to be the causative agent in the outbreak referred to as Spanish toxic oil syndrome. X-ray crystallography, together with nuclear magnetic resonance and infra-red spectroscopy, now show the correct structure of this compound to be N-(5-vinyl-1,3-thiazolidin-2-ylidene)phenylamine (5-VTPA). Data for the structural characterization of 5-VTPA and the closely related isomer N-(4-vinyl-1,3-thiazolidin-2-ylidene)phenylamine are reported.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control, Center for Environmental Health and Injury Control, Atlanta, GA 30333.
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Ashley
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Pendergrast
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Bernert
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Patterson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grainger
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vanderveer
mesh_terms: D001937:Brassica; D003461:Crystallography; D005229:Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000506:poisoning*; D000074262:Rapeseed Oil; D013057:Spectrum Analysis; D013577:Syndrome; D013844:Thiazoles / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D053778:Thiazolidines
chemical_list: D005229:Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated; D010938:Plant Oils; D000074262:Rapeseed Oil; D013844:Thiazoles; D053778:Thiazolidines; C060010:N-(4-vinyl-1,3-thiazolidin-2-ylidene)phenylamine