“…The bond angle C9-C10-C11 in (I) and C6-C7-C8 in (II) are 118.16 (17) and 116.98 (18) , respectively, which deviate from the ideal value of 120 on account of the electron-releasing inductive effect of the methyl group. Similar variations in bond angles have been observed in 2-[(E)-(4chlorophenyl)methyleneamino]-N-(X-methylphenyl)-4,5,6,7tetrahydro-1-benzothiophene-3-carboxamide, where X = 2 or 3 (Vasu et al, 2004a), and in 2-{[(E)-(4-methoxyphenyl)methylene]amino}-N-(3-methylphenyl)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1benzothiophene-3-carboxamide and N-(4-methylphenyl)-2-{[(E)-(4-methylphenyl)methylene]amino}-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1-benzothiophene-3-carboxamide (Vasu et al, 2004b). Similarly, the bond angles C4-N2-C13 (around the imine N atom) and C5-N1-C6 (around the amide N atom) are 119.94 (13) and 127.79 14, respectively, in (I), and 121.83 (14) and 123.96 (13) , respectively, in (II).…”