Understanding the conformational changes and molecular structure of furoyl thioureas upon substitution.

1-Acyl thioureas [RC(O)NHC(S)NRR] are shown to display conformational flexibility depending on the degree of substitution at the nitrogen atom. The conformational landscape and structural features for two closely related thioureas having R=2-furoyl have been studied. The un-substituted 2-furoyl thiourea (I) and its dimethyl analogue, i.