An attempt to synthesize thioparabanic acid as precursor to other fused heterocyclic compounds, by a microwave assisted multistep one-pot reaction yielded a co-crystal of
N
-carbamothioylacetamide (NCTA) and
N
,
N′
-thiocarbonyldiacetamide (NNTCA) which is being reported in this paper. The structure of
N
-carbamothioylacetamide and
N,N′
-thiocarbonyldiacetamide from the attempted synthesis of 1,3-diacetyl-2-thioxoimidazolidine-4,5-dione, C
5
H
8
N
2
O
2
S.C
3
H
6
N
2
OS, has triclinic (
P-1
) symmetry. It is of interest with respect to biological application. The structure displays inter- and intra-molecular hydrogen bonding through –C=O···H interactions. Similarly, –C=S···H hydrogen bonding interactions are present, providing additional intermolecular stability to the co-crystal. For application as a potential drug candidate, a density functional theory (DFT) simulation of the antioxidant activities of the co-crystal and its individual components (NCTA and NNTCA) has been performed. The computed redox potentials indicate that the study compounds show comparable antioxidant activities with ascorbic acid (AA) for a one electron transfer process. Meanwhile, for a two-electron process, AA showed significant antioxidant advantage over the titled compound.