N-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(1E)-4-(dimethylamino)-phenylmethyleneamino-4, 7-dihydro-1-benzo-thiophene-3-carboxamide

In the title compound, C24H22ClN3OS, variations in C-N bond lengths and angles around the N atoms indicate delocalization of the N-atom lone pair. The benzothiophene moiety is essentially planar. The dimethylaminophenyl and o-chlorobenzene rings form dihedral angles of 41.9 (1) and 26.2 (2)°, respectively, with the benzothiophene plane. The molecular structure is stabilized by N-Hâ¯Cl, N-Hâ¯N, C-Hâ¯N, C-Hâ¯S and C-Hâ¯O hydrogen bonds. Molecules pack as layers parallel to (101). © 2005 International Union of Crystallography Printed in Great Britain - all rights reserved