Acta Cryst. (2012). E68, o156-o157  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536811053682 ]

Methyl (Z)-2-[(2,4-dioxothiazolidin-3-yl)methyl]-3-(2-methylphenyl)prop-2-enoate

S. Vijayakumar, S. Murugavel, D. Kannan and M. Bakthadoss

Abstract: The C=C bond in the title compound, C₁₅H₁₅NO₄S, has a Z configuration. The thiazolidine ring is essentially planar [maximum deviation = 0.008 (1) Å for the N atom] and is oriented at a dihedral angle of 59.1 (1)° with respect to the benzene ring. In the crystal, pairs of C-HO hydrogen bonds link centrosymmetrically related molecules into dimers, generating R₂²(18) ring motifs. The crystal packing is further stabilized by C-H and C-O [Ocentroid = 3.412 (2) Å and C-Ocentroid = 115.0 (1)°] interactions.

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