Crystal structure of 4-methylbenzyl N '-[(thiophen-2-yl)methylidene]hydrazinecarbodithioate

In the title compound, C15H16N2S3 {systematic name: [({[(4-methylphenyl)methyl]sulfanyl}methanethioyl)amino][1-(thiophen-2-yl)ethylidene] amine}, the central CN2S2 residue is almost planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.0061 angstrom)and forms dihedral angles of 7.39 (10) and 64.91 (5)degrees with the thienyl and p-tolyl rings, respectively; the dihedral angle between these rings is 57.52 (6)degrees. The non-thione S atoms are syn, and with respect to the thione S atom, the benzyl group is anti. In the crystal, centrosymmetrically related molecules self-associate via eight-membered {center dot center dot center dot HNCS}(2) synthons. The dimeric aggregates stack along the a axis and are are consolidated into a three-dimensional architecture via methyl-C-H center dot center dot center dot pi (benzene) and benzene-C-H center dot center dot center dot pi(thienyl) interactions.