organic compounds
4,4′-[Thiophene-2,5-diylbis(ethyne-2,1-diyl)]dibenzonitrile
aCentro de Química da Madeira, LQCMM/MMRG, Departamento de Química da Universidade da Madeira, 9000-390 Funchal, Portugal, bVTT, Sinitaival 6, PO Box 1300, FI-33101 Tampere, Finland, and cNanoscience Center, Department of Chemistry, University of Jyväskylä, PO Box 35, 40014 Jyväskylä, Finland
*Correspondence e-mail: Kari.Rissanen@jyu.fi
In the solid state, the title compound, C22H10N2S, forms centrosymmetric dimers by pairs of non-classical C—H⋯S hydrogen bonds linking approximately coplanar molecules. The benzene ring involved in this interaction makes a dihedral angle of only 7.21 (16)° with the thiophene ring, while the other benzene ring is twisted somewhat out of the plane, with a dihedral angle of 39.58 (9)°. The hydrogen-bonded dimers stack on top of each other with an interplanar spacing of 3.44 Å. C—H⋯N hydrogen bonds link together stacks that run in approximately perpendicular directions. Each molecule thus interacts with 12 adjacent molecules, five of them approaching closer than the sum of the van der Waals radii for the relevant atoms. Optimization of the inter-stack contacts contributes to the non-planarity of the molecule.
Related literature
For related literature, see: Rodríguez et al. (2004, 2006); Lind et al. (2004); Garcia et al. (2001); Ornelas et al. (2005, 2008); Tour (2003).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection
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Refinement
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Data collection: COLLECT (Hooft, 1998); cell HKL SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); data reduction: HKL DENZO (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997) and SCALEPACK; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536808008106/cf2187sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536808008106/cf2187Isup2.hkl
The title compound was prepared by Sonogashira cross-coupling (Rodríguez et al., 2004, 2006) of 4-ethynylbenzonitrile (0.901 g, 7.09 mmol) and 2,5-dibromothiophene (0.800 g, 3.30 mmol) in dry tetrahydrofuran (16 ml) and N-ethyldiisopropylamine (25 ml). The reaction was catalysed by PdCl2(PPh3)2 (0.250 g, 0.360 mmol) and CuI (0.068 g, 0.36 mmol). The mixture was left under N2 atmosphere at room temperature for 17 h and then heated for 2. 5 h at 333–343 K. The resulting reaction mixture was washed with aqueous NH4Cl and extracted (3 times) with CH2Cl2. The resulting solution was dried over Na2SO4 and evaporated to dryness. The resulting dark solid was column chromatographed (Silica S60, petroleum ether/CH2Cl2 2:2.5), yielding a pale yellow solid. Slow evaporation of a CH2Cl2 solution of the title compound resulted in yellow crystals in 41% yield. 1H NMR (500 MHz, CD2Cl2): δ 7.28 (2H, s, Ar); 7.62 (4H, d, Ar, JHH = 9 Hz); 7.67 (4H, d, Ar, JHH = 9 Hz); 13C NMR (126 MHz, CD2Cl2): δ 86.5, 93.4, 112.7, 118.9, 125.2, 127.8, 132.4, 132.8, 133.6, 133.7; IR (KBr): 2227 (m), 2207 (m), 1663 (w), 1600 (s), 1490 (w),1385 (s), 1110 (w), 865 (s), 839 (s), 802 (m), 555 (m), 536 (w) cm-1; Mp: decomposes above 393 K.
The H atoms were visible in electron density maps, but were placed in idealized positions and allowed to ride on their parent atoms at distances of 0.95 Å (aromatic and acetylinic), 0.98 Å (methyl) and 0.99 Å (methylene) with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C).
Data collection: COLLECT (Hooft, 1998); cell
HKL SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); data reduction: HKL DENZO and SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2006); software used to prepare material for publication: WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).C22H10N2S | F(000) = 688 |
Mr = 334.38 | Dx = 1.342 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2yn | Cell parameters from 5465 reflections |
a = 5.4557 (11) Å | θ = 1.0–25.0° |
b = 19.467 (4) Å | µ = 0.20 mm−1 |
c = 15.592 (3) Å | T = 173 K |
β = 91.89 (3)° | Block, colourless |
V = 1655.1 (6) Å3 | 0.3 × 0.2 × 0.2 mm |
Z = 4 |
Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer | Rint = 0.103 |
ω and ϕ scans | θmax = 25.0°, θmin = 3.4° |
19547 measured reflections | h = −6→6 |
2906 independent reflections | k = −23→23 |
1762 reflections with I > 2σ(I) | l = −18→18 |
Refinement on F2 | 0 restraints |
Least-squares matrix: full | H-atom parameters constrained |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.048 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0448P)2 + 0.1608P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
wR(F2) = 0.107 | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
S = 1.01 | Δρmax = 0.18 e Å−3 |
2906 reflections | Δρmin = −0.23 e Å−3 |
226 parameters |
C22H10N2S | V = 1655.1 (6) Å3 |
Mr = 334.38 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 5.4557 (11) Å | µ = 0.20 mm−1 |
b = 19.467 (4) Å | T = 173 K |
c = 15.592 (3) Å | 0.3 × 0.2 × 0.2 mm |
β = 91.89 (3)° |
Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer | 1762 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
19547 measured reflections | Rint = 0.103 |
2906 independent reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.048 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.107 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.01 | Δρmax = 0.18 e Å−3 |
2906 reflections | Δρmin = −0.23 e Å−3 |
226 parameters |
Geometry. All e.s.d.'s (except the e.s.d. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of e.s.d.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between e.s.d.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell e.s.d.'s is used for estimating e.s.d.'s involving l.s. planes. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
C2 | −1.0858 (5) | 1.19052 (14) | 0.88637 (18) | 0.0381 (7) | |
C3 | −0.9079 (4) | 1.13708 (12) | 0.87250 (18) | 0.0321 (7) | |
C4 | −0.7199 (4) | 1.12636 (12) | 0.93351 (18) | 0.0350 (7) | |
H4 | −0.7062 | 1.1548 | 0.9829 | 0.042* | |
C5 | −0.5532 (4) | 1.07398 (13) | 0.92173 (17) | 0.0338 (7) | |
H5 | −0.426 | 1.066 | 0.9636 | 0.041* | |
C6 | −0.5711 (4) | 1.03261 (12) | 0.84841 (17) | 0.0300 (6) | |
C7 | −0.7592 (4) | 1.04450 (12) | 0.78771 (17) | 0.0341 (7) | |
H7 | −0.7716 | 1.0167 | 0.7376 | 0.041* | |
C8 | −0.9275 (4) | 1.09612 (13) | 0.79951 (18) | 0.0371 (7) | |
H8 | −1.0561 | 1.1037 | 0.758 | 0.044* | |
C9 | −0.3976 (4) | 0.97811 (13) | 0.83651 (16) | 0.0328 (7) | |
C10 | −0.2514 (4) | 0.93344 (12) | 0.82613 (17) | 0.0318 (6) | |
C11 | −0.0771 (4) | 0.88054 (12) | 0.81401 (17) | 0.0302 (6) | |
C13 | 0.2619 (4) | 0.79650 (12) | 0.83234 (17) | 0.0313 (6) | |
C14 | 0.1422 (4) | 0.79222 (13) | 0.75409 (17) | 0.0395 (7) | |
H14 | 0.1851 | 0.7604 | 0.711 | 0.047* | |
C15 | −0.0503 (5) | 0.83959 (13) | 0.74389 (18) | 0.0388 (7) | |
H15 | −0.1517 | 0.8428 | 0.6933 | 0.047* | |
C16 | 0.4557 (5) | 0.75490 (13) | 0.86692 (17) | 0.0342 (7) | |
C17 | 0.6095 (4) | 0.71891 (13) | 0.89930 (17) | 0.0329 (7) | |
C18 | 0.7787 (4) | 0.67373 (12) | 0.94359 (17) | 0.0303 (6) | |
C19 | 0.9777 (4) | 0.64472 (12) | 0.90311 (17) | 0.0332 (7) | |
H19 | 1.0049 | 0.6553 | 0.8447 | 0.04* | |
C20 | 1.1351 (4) | 0.60097 (13) | 0.94690 (17) | 0.0339 (7) | |
H20 | 1.2717 | 0.5819 | 0.919 | 0.041* | |
C21 | 1.0941 (4) | 0.58472 (12) | 1.03170 (18) | 0.0298 (6) | |
C22 | 0.8960 (4) | 0.61295 (13) | 1.07333 (18) | 0.0346 (7) | |
H22 | 0.8682 | 0.6016 | 1.1315 | 0.041* | |
C23 | 0.7403 (4) | 0.65760 (12) | 1.02936 (18) | 0.0352 (7) | |
H23 | 0.606 | 0.6775 | 1.0577 | 0.042* | |
C24 | 1.2582 (5) | 0.53837 (13) | 1.07783 (17) | 0.0330 (7) | |
N1 | −1.2285 (4) | 1.23260 (12) | 0.89832 (16) | 0.0495 (7) | |
N25 | 1.3868 (4) | 0.50197 (11) | 1.11512 (15) | 0.0434 (6) | |
S12 | 0.13508 (11) | 0.85961 (3) | 0.89414 (5) | 0.0369 (2) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C2 | 0.0375 (16) | 0.0321 (17) | 0.045 (2) | −0.0017 (13) | 0.0037 (14) | 0.0089 (14) |
C3 | 0.0283 (14) | 0.0245 (14) | 0.0436 (19) | 0.0030 (12) | 0.0046 (13) | 0.0035 (14) |
C4 | 0.0353 (15) | 0.0327 (16) | 0.0373 (18) | 0.0024 (12) | 0.0045 (13) | −0.0046 (13) |
C5 | 0.0295 (14) | 0.0381 (16) | 0.0332 (18) | −0.0002 (12) | −0.0059 (13) | −0.0021 (14) |
C6 | 0.0286 (14) | 0.0263 (15) | 0.0352 (18) | −0.0019 (12) | 0.0043 (12) | 0.0030 (13) |
C7 | 0.0371 (15) | 0.0335 (16) | 0.0315 (18) | 0.0001 (13) | −0.0008 (13) | −0.0010 (13) |
C8 | 0.0328 (15) | 0.0383 (17) | 0.040 (2) | 0.0002 (13) | −0.0031 (13) | 0.0054 (15) |
C9 | 0.0314 (15) | 0.0358 (16) | 0.0313 (18) | −0.0013 (13) | 0.0019 (12) | 0.0007 (13) |
C10 | 0.0332 (15) | 0.0312 (16) | 0.0310 (17) | −0.0008 (13) | 0.0029 (12) | −0.0005 (13) |
C11 | 0.0296 (14) | 0.0265 (14) | 0.0347 (18) | 0.0017 (11) | 0.0027 (12) | 0.0045 (13) |
C13 | 0.0303 (14) | 0.0275 (15) | 0.0363 (18) | 0.0030 (12) | 0.0043 (12) | 0.0054 (13) |
C14 | 0.0504 (17) | 0.0369 (17) | 0.0312 (19) | 0.0158 (14) | 0.0024 (14) | 0.0009 (14) |
C15 | 0.0492 (17) | 0.0386 (17) | 0.0285 (18) | 0.0105 (14) | −0.0014 (13) | 0.0016 (14) |
C16 | 0.0343 (15) | 0.0315 (16) | 0.0369 (18) | −0.0015 (13) | 0.0047 (13) | −0.0001 (14) |
C17 | 0.0315 (15) | 0.0305 (15) | 0.0367 (18) | −0.0017 (13) | 0.0018 (13) | −0.0007 (13) |
C18 | 0.0304 (15) | 0.0245 (14) | 0.0360 (18) | −0.0026 (12) | −0.0010 (13) | −0.0010 (13) |
C19 | 0.0339 (15) | 0.0325 (16) | 0.0333 (17) | −0.0018 (13) | 0.0036 (13) | 0.0032 (13) |
C20 | 0.0301 (15) | 0.0325 (16) | 0.039 (2) | 0.0028 (12) | 0.0033 (13) | −0.0019 (14) |
C21 | 0.0272 (14) | 0.0254 (15) | 0.0366 (19) | −0.0016 (11) | −0.0047 (12) | 0.0008 (13) |
C22 | 0.0340 (15) | 0.0388 (16) | 0.0308 (17) | 0.0011 (13) | −0.0001 (13) | −0.0001 (13) |
C23 | 0.0291 (14) | 0.0361 (17) | 0.0405 (19) | 0.0032 (12) | 0.0014 (13) | −0.0037 (14) |
C24 | 0.0324 (15) | 0.0314 (16) | 0.0350 (18) | 0.0016 (13) | −0.0026 (13) | −0.0064 (14) |
N1 | 0.0471 (15) | 0.0394 (15) | 0.0626 (19) | 0.0092 (12) | 0.0082 (13) | 0.0070 (13) |
N25 | 0.0435 (14) | 0.0459 (15) | 0.0405 (16) | 0.0087 (12) | −0.0057 (12) | −0.0037 (12) |
S12 | 0.0353 (4) | 0.0392 (4) | 0.0360 (5) | 0.0052 (3) | −0.0028 (3) | −0.0052 (3) |
C2—N1 | 1.149 (3) | C13—S12 | 1.721 (3) |
C2—C3 | 1.444 (4) | C14—C15 | 1.403 (3) |
C3—C8 | 1.391 (4) | C14—H14 | 0.95 |
C3—C4 | 1.392 (4) | C15—H15 | 0.95 |
C4—C5 | 1.383 (3) | C16—C17 | 1.192 (3) |
C4—H4 | 0.95 | C17—C18 | 1.436 (3) |
C5—C6 | 1.399 (3) | C18—C19 | 1.393 (3) |
C5—H5 | 0.95 | C18—C23 | 1.396 (3) |
C6—C7 | 1.392 (3) | C19—C20 | 1.375 (3) |
C6—C9 | 1.438 (3) | C19—H19 | 0.95 |
C7—C8 | 1.378 (3) | C20—C21 | 1.385 (3) |
C7—H7 | 0.95 | C20—H20 | 0.95 |
C8—H8 | 0.95 | C21—C22 | 1.392 (3) |
C9—C10 | 1.195 (3) | C21—C24 | 1.446 (4) |
C10—C11 | 1.418 (3) | C22—C23 | 1.382 (3) |
C11—C15 | 1.365 (3) | C22—H22 | 0.95 |
C11—S12 | 1.724 (3) | C23—H23 | 0.95 |
C13—C14 | 1.367 (3) | C24—N25 | 1.143 (3) |
C13—C16 | 1.424 (4) | ||
N1—C2—C3 | 179.1 (3) | C13—C14—H14 | 123.4 |
C8—C3—C4 | 120.6 (2) | C15—C14—H14 | 123.4 |
C8—C3—C2 | 120.1 (2) | C11—C15—C14 | 113.1 (2) |
C4—C3—C2 | 119.3 (2) | C11—C15—H15 | 123.4 |
C5—C4—C3 | 119.5 (2) | C14—C15—H15 | 123.4 |
C5—C4—H4 | 120.2 | C17—C16—C13 | 176.4 (3) |
C3—C4—H4 | 120.2 | C16—C17—C18 | 174.9 (3) |
C4—C5—C6 | 120.3 (2) | C19—C18—C23 | 119.1 (2) |
C4—C5—H5 | 119.8 | C19—C18—C17 | 121.9 (2) |
C6—C5—H5 | 119.8 | C23—C18—C17 | 118.9 (2) |
C7—C6—C5 | 119.3 (2) | C20—C19—C18 | 120.6 (2) |
C7—C6—C9 | 120.6 (2) | C20—C19—H19 | 119.7 |
C5—C6—C9 | 120.1 (2) | C18—C19—H19 | 119.7 |
C8—C7—C6 | 120.7 (2) | C19—C20—C21 | 119.8 (2) |
C8—C7—H7 | 119.7 | C19—C20—H20 | 120.1 |
C6—C7—H7 | 119.7 | C21—C20—H20 | 120.1 |
C7—C8—C3 | 119.6 (2) | C20—C21—C22 | 120.5 (2) |
C7—C8—H8 | 120.2 | C20—C21—C24 | 120.1 (2) |
C3—C8—H8 | 120.2 | C22—C21—C24 | 119.5 (2) |
C10—C9—C6 | 179.1 (3) | C23—C22—C21 | 119.4 (3) |
C9—C10—C11 | 179.8 (3) | C23—C22—H22 | 120.3 |
C15—C11—C10 | 128.4 (2) | C21—C22—H22 | 120.3 |
C15—C11—S12 | 110.82 (18) | C22—C23—C18 | 120.5 (2) |
C10—C11—S12 | 120.8 (2) | C22—C23—H23 | 119.8 |
C14—C13—C16 | 129.1 (2) | C18—C23—H23 | 119.8 |
C14—C13—S12 | 110.75 (18) | N25—C24—C21 | 179.2 (3) |
C16—C13—S12 | 120.1 (2) | C13—S12—C11 | 92.05 (12) |
C13—C14—C15 | 113.3 (2) | ||
C8—C3—C4—C5 | −0.8 (4) | C23—C18—C19—C20 | −0.2 (4) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 178.2 (2) | C17—C18—C19—C20 | −179.2 (2) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 0.9 (4) | C18—C19—C20—C21 | 0.9 (4) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | −0.4 (4) | C19—C20—C21—C22 | −0.7 (4) |
C4—C5—C6—C9 | −179.9 (2) | C19—C20—C21—C24 | 179.6 (2) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | −0.4 (4) | C20—C21—C22—C23 | −0.2 (4) |
C9—C6—C7—C8 | 179.2 (2) | C24—C21—C22—C23 | 179.6 (2) |
C6—C7—C8—C3 | 0.5 (4) | C21—C22—C23—C18 | 0.8 (4) |
C4—C3—C8—C7 | 0.0 (4) | C19—C18—C23—C22 | −0.6 (4) |
C2—C3—C8—C7 | −178.9 (2) | C17—C18—C23—C22 | 178.4 (2) |
C16—C13—C14—C15 | 176.4 (2) | C14—C13—S12—C11 | −0.5 (2) |
S12—C13—C14—C15 | 0.1 (3) | C16—C13—S12—C11 | −177.2 (2) |
C10—C11—C15—C14 | −179.9 (2) | C15—C11—S12—C13 | 0.8 (2) |
S12—C11—C15—C14 | −0.8 (3) | C10—C11—S12—C13 | 179.9 (2) |
C13—C14—C15—C11 | 0.5 (3) |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C15—H15···N1i | 0.95 | 2.65 | 3.246 (4) | 121 |
C7—H7···N25ii | 0.95 | 2.65 | 3.384 (4) | 134 |
C20—H20···N25iii | 0.95 | 2.55 | 3.453 (3) | 159 |
C5—H5···S12iv | 0.95 | 3.05 | 3.832 (3) | 141 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x−3/2, y−1/2, −z+3/2; (ii) x−5/2, −y+3/2, z−1/2; (iii) −x+3, −y+1, −z+2; (iv) −x, −y+2, −z+2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C22H10N2S |
Mr | 334.38 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/n |
Temperature (K) | 173 |
a, b, c (Å) | 5.4557 (11), 19.467 (4), 15.592 (3) |
β (°) | 91.89 (3) |
V (Å3) | 1655.1 (6) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.20 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.3 × 0.2 × 0.2 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | – |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 19547, 2906, 1762 |
Rint | 0.103 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.594 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.048, 0.107, 1.01 |
No. of reflections | 2906 |
No. of parameters | 226 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.18, −0.23 |
Computer programs: COLLECT (Hooft, 1998), HKL SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997), HKL DENZO and SCALEPACK (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), ORTEP-3 for Windows (Farrugia, 1997) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2006), WinGX (Farrugia, 1999).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C15—H15···N1i | 0.95 | 2.65 | 3.246 (4) | 121.4 |
C7—H7···N25ii | 0.95 | 2.65 | 3.384 (4) | 134.4 |
C20—H20···N25iii | 0.95 | 2.55 | 3.453 (3) | 159.4 |
C5—H5···S12iv | 0.95 | 3.05 | 3.832 (3) | 140.7 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x−3/2, y−1/2, −z+3/2; (ii) x−5/2, −y+3/2, z−1/2; (iii) −x+3, −y+1, −z+2; (iv) −x, −y+2, −z+2. |
Acknowledgements
This research was supported by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portugal) through FEDER-funded project POCTI/CTM/41495/2001 (JF and JR), the PhD grant SFRH/BD/29325/2006 (JF) and by the sabbatical research grant SFRH/BSAB/632/2006 (JR). JR and JF thank the University of Jyväskylä for supporting their visits, respectively, as a visiting professor and as a PhD student at the Nanoscience Center, Department of Chemistry. The Academy of Finland is gratefully acknowledged for a research grant (No. 122350, KR).
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The preparation of highly conjugated molecules has been of great interest for their potential applications in fields such as nanoelectronics (Tour, 2003) or optoelectronics (Ornelas et al., 2005, 2008; Lind et al., 2004). Terminal cyano groups provide the ability to coordinate to transition metal centres such as RuCp (Cp = cyclopentadienyl; Garcia et al., 2001; Ornelas et al., 2005) which should result in an increase of the physical properties such as the first molecular hyperpolarizability β, which is reported to rise with the coordination to cyclopentadienylruthenium type centres (Ornelas et al., 2005, 2008). As such the preparation of the π-conjugated title compound was intended for the preparation of dinuclear ruthenium complexes for nanoelectronic application.
In the solid state the title compound, C22H10N2S, forms centrosymmetric dimers by pairs of non-classical C—H···S hydrogen bonds linking approximately coplanar molecules. The benzene ring involved in this interaction makes a dihedral angle of only 7.21 (16)° with the thiophene ring, while the other benzene ring is twisted somewhat out of plane with a dihedral angle of 39.58 (9)°. The hydrogen-bonded dimers stack on top of each other with an interplanar spacing of 3.44 Å. C—H···N hydrogen bonds link together stacks that run in approximately perpendicular directions. Each molecule thus interacts with twelve ajacent molecules, five of them approaching closer than the sum of van der Waals radii for the relevant atoms. Optimisation of the inter-stack contacts contributes to the non-planarity of the molecule.