X-ray diffraction investigation of 1-phenyl-3-isopropyl-5-(benzothiazol-2- yl)formazan

Abstract

The crystal structure of 1-phenyl-3-isopropyl-5-(benzothiazol-2-yl)formazan is investigated using X-ray diffraction. The compound crystallizes in the form of two crystallographically independent molecules (A and B) in identical conformations that are stabilized by intermolecular hydrogen bonds. The intermolecular hydrogen bonds N-H ⋯ N (N⋯N, 2.892 and 2.939 Å) link molecules into AB dimers. Both molecules have a flattened structure, except for the isopropyl fragment. The bonds in the formazan chains are delocalized. Molecules A and B have close geometric characteristics. © 2008 Pleiades Publishing, Inc.