Source of materialAll commercially available reagents were used as supplied. The title compound was prepared by amethod similar to that of reference [1] .Asolution of acetylthiophene (0.1 mol, 12.6 g) in ethanol (10 ml) was added slowly to asolution of propionylhydrazine (0.1 mol, 8.8 g) in ethanol. The reaction mixture was refluxed for 4hours with stirring, then the resulting precipitate was collected by filtration, washed several times with ethanol and dried in vacuo (yield, 80 %). Aethanol solution of the title compound was slowly evaporated and colorless block crystals were obtained after one week. Chemical analysis -found: C, 54.28 %; H, 6.52 %; N, 14.02 %; S, 15.88 %; calculated for C 9H12N2OS: C, 55.08 %; H, 6.16 %; N, 14.27 %; S, 16.33 %.
Experimental detailsThe hydrogen atom H2A was located from difference density map and was refined with d(N2-H2A) =0.89(1) Å.All other H atoms were placed in calculated positions with d(C-H) =0.93 -0.97 Å and U iso(H) =1.2 -1.5 Ueq of the respective carrier atom.
DiscussionSchiff bases have received considerable attention in the literature. They are attractive from several points of view, such as the possibility of analytical application [2]. This may be attributed to unusual structural features in the resultant metal complexes and their biological activities [3,4]. By reaction with metal which could be utilized for preparation of one-, two-, and threedimensional networks and microporous solids [5].In the title crystal structure, C5=N1 bond length of 1.276(2) Å is in accord to the value for adouble bond and similar to the distance reported earlier [6]. The bond length of 1.346(4) Å is greater than the value for adouble bond, and less than the value for asingle bond, because of conjugation effects in the molecule. The neighbouring molecules display strong intramolecular hydrogen bond with d(N2−H2A···O1) =2 .953(2) Å.T hrough the intermolecular hydrogen bonds the molecules are assembled into layers .