The chemistry of aminothiazoles and their derivatives has attracted the attention of chemists, since they exhibit important biological activity in medicinal chemistry. 1 2-Aminothazoles are known mainly as biologically active compounds with a broad range of activities and as an intermediates in the synthesis of antibiotics, well-known sulfa drugs, and some dyes. 2,3 Here, we report on the crystal structure of the title compound, shown in Fig. 1. To a solution of 0.76 g (10 mmol) of thiourea in 590 mL of absolute ethanol, a solution of 2.225 g (10 mmol) of 1-phenyl-1-methyl-3-(2-chloro-1-oxoethyl)cyclobutane in 20 mL of absolute ethanol was added dropwise at 60 -70˚C with continuous stirring. By monitoring the IR frequency of the carbonyl group of 1-phenyl-1-methyl-3-(2-chloro-1-oxoethyl)cyclobutane, completion of the reaction was easily seen. The solution was then made alkaline with an aqueous solution of NH3 (5%) to separate the pale-yellow 4-(1-phenyl-1-methylcyclobutyl-3-yl)-2-aminothiazole from the reaction mixture. The precipitate was filtered off, washed with an aqueous ammonia solution and water several times, dried in air and recrystallized from aqueous ethanol (1:3) by slow evaporation. The yield and melting point of the substance are 65%, and 174˚C, respectively. The authenticity of the substance was first established based on elemental analyses as well as the IR, 13 C and 1 HNMR spectra. 4 Reflection data were collected on a Rigaku AFC7S diffractometer using Mo Kα monochromated with graphite at 20.0˚C temperature and corrected for Lorentz and polarization effects. The structure was solved by a direct method (SIR 92), 5 and refined by full-matrix least-squares with anisotropic thermal parameters for the non-hydrogen atoms. In a later stage of the refinement, reflection data were corrected for absorption and extinction. All of the calculations were performed using the program system teXsan, 6 The crystal structure of 4-(1-phenyl-1-methylcyclobutyl-3-yl)-2-aminothiazole (C14H16N2S) has been determined by X-ray analysis. It crystallizes in the triclinic space group P1 -, with unit cell parameters: a = 10.4686(16), b = 11.9543(16), c = 5.9271(16)Å, α = 102.365(16), β = 92.120(16), γ = 65.302(15)˚, V = 657.1(2)Å 3 , Dc = 1.235 g/cm 3 , and Z = 2. The crystal structure was solved by direct methods and refined by full-matrix least squares to a final R-value of 0.041 for 2561 observed reflections. In the thiazole ring, N2=C1 and C1-S1 bond distances are 1.304 (2) 2003 © The Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry † To whom correspondence should be addressed.