(S)-1-[(S)-4-Benzyl-2-thioxothiazolidin-3-yl]-3-hydroxybutan-1-one

The title compound, C14H17NO2S2, was synthesized by asymmetric aldol condensation of N-acylthiazolidinethione with acetaldehyde. In the molecule, the thiazolidine five-membered ring assumes an envelope conformation. Intermolecular C—H...O and intramolecular O—H...O and C—H...S hydrogen bonding helps to stabilize the structure