1-(2-Methylbenzoyl)-3-m-tolylthiourea

Abstract

The molecule of the title compound, C16H16N2OS, is not planar; the two aromatic rings are inclined to one another by 37.59 (9)°. There are intramolecular hydrogen bonds between the benzoyl O atom and the H atom of the thioamide N atom, and between the thiourea S atom and the H atom of the tolyl group. These hydrogen bonds stabilize the molecule in such a way that the thiourea group adopts a trans–cis geometry. In the crystal structure, molecules are linked by N—H...S intermolecular hydrogen bonds, forming centrosymmetric dimers.