Acta Crystallographica Section E (Jul 2009)
N-Ethyl-N-phenyl-N′-tosylformamidine
Abstract
The title compound, C16H18N2O2S, was obtained as an unexpected product while attempting to form carbon–nitrogen bonds by catalytic amidation. The molecule displays an E conformation about the C=N double bond. The planes of the two aromatic rings in the molecule form a dihedral angle of 47.06 (9)°.