organic compounds
2,2′-(Sulfanediyldimethylene)bis(1,3-benzothiazole)
aDepartment of Chemistry and Polymer Science, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa
*Correspondence e-mail: scron@sun.ac.za
In the title compound, C16H12N2S3, the two benzothiazole groups are oriented differently with respect to the –CH2– groups, one being approximately staggered and one nearly eclipsed. A sulfur–π interaction of 3.3627 (11) Å is observed between the bridging thioether S atom and a thiazole ring. The crystal packing is further stabilized by intermolecular C—H⋯N and C—H⋯π interactions.
Related literature
For the preparation of the title compound, see: Rai & Braunwarth (1961). For a related structure, see: Clegg & Elsegood (2005). For S⋯π interactions, see: Singh et al. (2006).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2002); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2003); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: X-SEED (Barbour, 2001; Atwood & Barbour, 2003); software used to prepare material for publication: X-SEED and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536811004478/zq2087sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811004478/zq2087Isup2.hkl
The compound was synthesized from 2,2'-thiodiethanoic acid and o-aminothiophenol as described in the literature procedure for the preparation of 2,2'-[thiobis(ethylene)]bis(benzo-1,3-thiazole) (Rai & Braunwarth, 1961).
NMR (CD2Cl2): 1H (400 MHz): δ 7.95 (m, 2 H), 7.87 (m, 2 H), 7.47 (m, 2 H), 7.38 (m, 2 H), 4.24 (s, 4 H, CH2) p.p.m.; 13C{1H} (101 MHz): δ 169.0, 153.8, 136.4, 126.6, 125.7, 123.5, 122.2, 34.4 p.p.m.
MS (ESI): m/z (intensity) 332.0331 (2%, C1513CH13N2S234S+ calcd. 332.0227), 331.0282 (15, C16H13N2S234S+ calcd. 331.0193), 330.0335 (18, C1513CH13N2S3+ calcd. 330.0270), 329.0242 (100, C16H13N2S3+ calcd. 329.0235), 295.0449 (4, C16H11N2S2+ calcd. 295.0358).
All H atoms were positioned geometrically (C—H = 0.95 Å for aromatic CH and 0.99 Å for CH2 groups, respectively) and constrained to ride on their parent atoms with Uiso(H) values set at 1.2 times Ueq(C).
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2002); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2003); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2003); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: X-SEED (Barbour, 2001; Atwood & Barbour, 2003); software used to prepare material for publication: X-SEED (Barbour, 2001; Atwood & Barbour, 2003) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).Fig. 1. The asymmetric unit of the title compound. Ellipsoids are drawn at the 50% probability level. |
C16H12N2S3 | Z = 2 |
Mr = 328.46 | F(000) = 340 |
Triclinic, P1 | Dx = 1.500 Mg m−3 |
Hall symbol: -P 1 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
a = 6.3714 (10) Å | Cell parameters from 2489 reflections |
b = 7.8748 (13) Å | θ = 2.7–26.3° |
c = 15.339 (3) Å | µ = 0.50 mm−1 |
α = 78.616 (3)° | T = 100 K |
β = 89.537 (3)° | Prism, colourless |
γ = 74.707 (3)° | 0.15 × 0.13 × 0.13 mm |
V = 727.0 (2) Å3 |
Bruker APEX CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2942 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2584 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.028 |
ω scans | θmax = 26.4°, θmin = 2.7° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2002) | h = −7→7 |
Tmin = 0.809, Tmax = 0.938 | k = −9→9 |
8237 measured reflections | l = −19→19 |
Refinement on F2 | Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
Least-squares matrix: full | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.035 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.088 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.05 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0441P)2 + 0.3246P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2942 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
190 parameters | Δρmax = 0.37 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.21 e Å−3 |
C16H12N2S3 | γ = 74.707 (3)° |
Mr = 328.46 | V = 727.0 (2) Å3 |
Triclinic, P1 | Z = 2 |
a = 6.3714 (10) Å | Mo Kα radiation |
b = 7.8748 (13) Å | µ = 0.50 mm−1 |
c = 15.339 (3) Å | T = 100 K |
α = 78.616 (3)° | 0.15 × 0.13 × 0.13 mm |
β = 89.537 (3)° |
Bruker APEX CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2942 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2002) | 2584 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.809, Tmax = 0.938 | Rint = 0.028 |
8237 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.035 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.088 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.05 | Δρmax = 0.37 e Å−3 |
2942 reflections | Δρmin = −0.21 e Å−3 |
190 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. |
Refinement. Refinement of F2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The threshold expression of F2 > 2σ(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R- factors based on ALL data will be even larger. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
S1 | 0.53975 (8) | 0.21565 (6) | 0.51882 (3) | 0.01656 (13) | |
N1 | 0.7847 (3) | 0.3908 (2) | 0.42435 (10) | 0.0151 (3) | |
C1 | 0.9069 (3) | 0.2967 (3) | 0.58191 (13) | 0.0172 (4) | |
H1A | 0.8209 | 0.3306 | 0.6328 | 0.021* | |
H1B | 1.0025 | 0.3779 | 0.5661 | 0.021* | |
S2 | 0.82962 (8) | 0.06186 (7) | 0.79611 (3) | 0.01754 (14) | |
N2 | 1.1321 (3) | 0.1947 (2) | 0.84450 (11) | 0.0168 (4) | |
C2 | 0.7589 (3) | 0.3120 (2) | 0.50442 (13) | 0.0146 (4) | |
S3 | 1.07030 (8) | 0.06391 (6) | 0.61145 (3) | 0.01686 (13) | |
C3 | 0.6238 (3) | 0.3805 (2) | 0.36660 (13) | 0.0154 (4) | |
C4 | 0.4736 (3) | 0.2891 (2) | 0.40572 (12) | 0.0155 (4) | |
C5 | 0.3029 (3) | 0.2694 (3) | 0.35627 (14) | 0.0192 (4) | |
H5 | 0.2021 | 0.2076 | 0.3834 | 0.023* | |
C6 | 0.2851 (3) | 0.3430 (3) | 0.26593 (14) | 0.0222 (5) | |
H6 | 0.1697 | 0.3317 | 0.2306 | 0.027* | |
C7 | 0.4337 (3) | 0.4336 (3) | 0.22579 (13) | 0.0207 (4) | |
H7 | 0.4178 | 0.4823 | 0.1637 | 0.025* | |
C8 | 0.6032 (3) | 0.4535 (3) | 0.27507 (13) | 0.0190 (4) | |
H8 | 0.7035 | 0.5153 | 0.2475 | 0.023* | |
C9 | 1.2192 (3) | 0.0752 (3) | 0.70864 (13) | 0.0189 (4) | |
H9A | 1.3282 | −0.0417 | 0.7291 | 0.023* | |
H9B | 1.2992 | 0.1681 | 0.6919 | 0.023* | |
C10 | 1.0779 (3) | 0.1183 (3) | 0.78436 (12) | 0.0161 (4) | |
C11 | 0.9748 (3) | 0.2116 (3) | 0.90792 (13) | 0.0163 (4) | |
C12 | 0.7962 (3) | 0.1475 (3) | 0.89280 (12) | 0.0160 (4) | |
C13 | 0.6216 (3) | 0.1623 (3) | 0.94854 (13) | 0.0197 (4) | |
H13 | 0.4992 | 0.1214 | 0.9367 | 0.024* | |
C14 | 0.6321 (3) | 0.2384 (3) | 1.02160 (13) | 0.0212 (4) | |
H14 | 0.5158 | 0.2489 | 1.0610 | 0.025* | |
C15 | 0.8112 (3) | 0.3003 (3) | 1.03843 (13) | 0.0218 (4) | |
H15 | 0.8152 | 0.3514 | 1.0893 | 0.026* | |
C16 | 0.9823 (3) | 0.2883 (3) | 0.98216 (13) | 0.0201 (4) | |
H16 | 1.1031 | 0.3314 | 0.9937 | 0.024* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
S1 | 0.0170 (3) | 0.0169 (3) | 0.0167 (2) | −0.0062 (2) | 0.00418 (18) | −0.00351 (19) |
N1 | 0.0156 (8) | 0.0127 (8) | 0.0178 (8) | −0.0045 (7) | 0.0012 (6) | −0.0040 (6) |
C1 | 0.0226 (10) | 0.0131 (9) | 0.0165 (10) | −0.0057 (8) | −0.0003 (8) | −0.0034 (8) |
S2 | 0.0194 (3) | 0.0194 (3) | 0.0163 (2) | −0.0091 (2) | −0.00021 (19) | −0.00424 (19) |
N2 | 0.0154 (8) | 0.0172 (8) | 0.0172 (8) | −0.0037 (7) | −0.0014 (6) | −0.0029 (7) |
C2 | 0.0154 (9) | 0.0108 (9) | 0.0188 (10) | −0.0038 (8) | 0.0024 (7) | −0.0058 (7) |
S3 | 0.0175 (3) | 0.0159 (3) | 0.0170 (3) | −0.00225 (19) | −0.00110 (19) | −0.00597 (19) |
C3 | 0.0156 (10) | 0.0105 (9) | 0.0190 (10) | −0.0010 (8) | 0.0006 (8) | −0.0042 (7) |
C4 | 0.0157 (10) | 0.0129 (9) | 0.0170 (9) | −0.0016 (8) | 0.0025 (7) | −0.0042 (8) |
C5 | 0.0143 (10) | 0.0152 (10) | 0.0271 (11) | −0.0013 (8) | 0.0010 (8) | −0.0053 (8) |
C6 | 0.0218 (11) | 0.0158 (10) | 0.0278 (11) | 0.0002 (8) | −0.0069 (9) | −0.0084 (9) |
C7 | 0.0260 (11) | 0.0144 (10) | 0.0181 (10) | 0.0009 (8) | −0.0047 (8) | −0.0027 (8) |
C8 | 0.0229 (11) | 0.0151 (10) | 0.0180 (10) | −0.0040 (8) | 0.0023 (8) | −0.0029 (8) |
C9 | 0.0158 (10) | 0.0230 (11) | 0.0177 (10) | −0.0032 (8) | −0.0012 (8) | −0.0065 (8) |
C10 | 0.0156 (10) | 0.0139 (9) | 0.0169 (10) | −0.0029 (8) | −0.0029 (8) | 0.0001 (8) |
C11 | 0.0158 (10) | 0.0130 (9) | 0.0177 (10) | −0.0023 (8) | −0.0022 (8) | 0.0007 (8) |
C12 | 0.0195 (10) | 0.0129 (9) | 0.0150 (9) | −0.0051 (8) | −0.0022 (8) | −0.0003 (7) |
C13 | 0.0191 (10) | 0.0201 (10) | 0.0197 (10) | −0.0086 (8) | 0.0006 (8) | 0.0006 (8) |
C14 | 0.0211 (11) | 0.0219 (11) | 0.0187 (10) | −0.0042 (9) | 0.0039 (8) | −0.0016 (8) |
C15 | 0.0250 (11) | 0.0212 (11) | 0.0184 (10) | −0.0030 (9) | −0.0013 (8) | −0.0067 (8) |
C16 | 0.0205 (10) | 0.0192 (10) | 0.0219 (10) | −0.0061 (9) | −0.0024 (8) | −0.0064 (8) |
S1—C4 | 1.7346 (19) | C6—C7 | 1.399 (3) |
S1—C2 | 1.7503 (19) | C6—H6 | 0.9500 |
N1—C2 | 1.292 (2) | C7—C8 | 1.383 (3) |
N1—C3 | 1.389 (2) | C7—H7 | 0.9500 |
C1—C2 | 1.489 (3) | C8—H8 | 0.9500 |
C1—S3 | 1.823 (2) | C9—C10 | 1.501 (3) |
C1—H1A | 0.9900 | C9—H9A | 0.9900 |
C1—H1B | 0.9900 | C9—H9B | 0.9900 |
S2—C12 | 1.736 (2) | C11—C16 | 1.397 (3) |
S2—C10 | 1.751 (2) | C11—C12 | 1.399 (3) |
N2—C10 | 1.291 (3) | C12—C13 | 1.392 (3) |
N2—C11 | 1.390 (2) | C13—C14 | 1.381 (3) |
S3—C9 | 1.803 (2) | C13—H13 | 0.9500 |
C3—C8 | 1.401 (3) | C14—C15 | 1.398 (3) |
C3—C4 | 1.406 (3) | C14—H14 | 0.9500 |
C4—C5 | 1.390 (3) | C15—C16 | 1.380 (3) |
C5—C6 | 1.386 (3) | C15—H15 | 0.9500 |
C5—H5 | 0.9500 | C16—H16 | 0.9500 |
C4—S1—C2 | 88.91 (9) | C7—C8—H8 | 120.7 |
C2—N1—C3 | 110.15 (16) | C3—C8—H8 | 120.7 |
C2—C1—S3 | 107.72 (13) | C10—C9—S3 | 113.74 (14) |
C2—C1—H1A | 110.2 | C10—C9—H9A | 108.8 |
S3—C1—H1A | 110.2 | S3—C9—H9A | 108.8 |
C2—C1—H1B | 110.2 | C10—C9—H9B | 108.8 |
S3—C1—H1B | 110.2 | S3—C9—H9B | 108.8 |
H1A—C1—H1B | 108.5 | H9A—C9—H9B | 107.7 |
C12—S2—C10 | 88.55 (9) | N2—C10—C9 | 122.79 (18) |
C10—N2—C11 | 110.20 (17) | N2—C10—S2 | 116.52 (15) |
N1—C2—C1 | 123.58 (17) | C9—C10—S2 | 120.68 (15) |
N1—C2—S1 | 116.45 (15) | N2—C11—C16 | 125.20 (18) |
C1—C2—S1 | 119.96 (14) | N2—C11—C12 | 115.28 (17) |
C9—S3—C1 | 99.65 (9) | C16—C11—C12 | 119.52 (18) |
N1—C3—C8 | 124.87 (17) | C13—C12—C11 | 121.76 (18) |
N1—C3—C4 | 115.51 (17) | C13—C12—S2 | 128.76 (16) |
C8—C3—C4 | 119.62 (18) | C11—C12—S2 | 109.43 (14) |
C5—C4—C3 | 121.90 (18) | C14—C13—C12 | 117.83 (19) |
C5—C4—S1 | 129.11 (15) | C14—C13—H13 | 121.1 |
C3—C4—S1 | 108.99 (14) | C12—C13—H13 | 121.1 |
C6—C5—C4 | 117.59 (18) | C13—C14—C15 | 121.05 (19) |
C6—C5—H5 | 121.2 | C13—C14—H14 | 119.5 |
C4—C5—H5 | 121.2 | C15—C14—H14 | 119.5 |
C5—C6—C7 | 121.29 (19) | C16—C15—C14 | 120.97 (19) |
C5—C6—H6 | 119.4 | C16—C15—H15 | 119.5 |
C7—C6—H6 | 119.4 | C14—C15—H15 | 119.5 |
C8—C7—C6 | 121.10 (19) | C15—C16—C11 | 118.84 (19) |
C8—C7—H7 | 119.5 | C15—C16—H16 | 120.6 |
C6—C7—H7 | 119.5 | C11—C16—H16 | 120.6 |
C7—C8—C3 | 118.51 (18) | ||
C3—N1—C2—C1 | 178.89 (17) | C1—S3—C9—C10 | 64.24 (16) |
C3—N1—C2—S1 | 0.4 (2) | C11—N2—C10—C9 | −177.69 (17) |
S3—C1—C2—N1 | −106.97 (19) | C11—N2—C10—S2 | 1.1 (2) |
S3—C1—C2—S1 | 71.44 (17) | S3—C9—C10—N2 | −154.18 (16) |
C4—S1—C2—N1 | −0.29 (16) | S3—C9—C10—S2 | 27.1 (2) |
C4—S1—C2—C1 | −178.80 (16) | C12—S2—C10—N2 | −0.75 (16) |
C2—C1—S3—C9 | −176.45 (13) | C12—S2—C10—C9 | 178.10 (16) |
C2—N1—C3—C8 | 179.46 (18) | C10—N2—C11—C16 | 179.98 (19) |
C2—N1—C3—C4 | −0.4 (2) | C10—N2—C11—C12 | −1.0 (2) |
N1—C3—C4—C5 | 179.49 (17) | N2—C11—C12—C13 | −177.23 (17) |
C8—C3—C4—C5 | −0.4 (3) | C16—C11—C12—C13 | 1.8 (3) |
N1—C3—C4—S1 | 0.2 (2) | N2—C11—C12—S2 | 0.5 (2) |
C8—C3—C4—S1 | −179.68 (15) | C16—C11—C12—S2 | 179.54 (15) |
C2—S1—C4—C5 | −179.21 (19) | C10—S2—C12—C13 | 177.61 (19) |
C2—S1—C4—C3 | 0.05 (14) | C10—S2—C12—C11 | 0.12 (14) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | 0.2 (3) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | −1.8 (3) |
S1—C4—C5—C6 | 179.35 (15) | S2—C12—C13—C14 | −179.05 (16) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | 0.1 (3) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | 0.7 (3) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | −0.3 (3) | C13—C14—C15—C16 | 0.4 (3) |
C6—C7—C8—C3 | 0.1 (3) | C14—C15—C16—C11 | −0.5 (3) |
N1—C3—C8—C7 | −179.63 (17) | N2—C11—C16—C15 | 178.31 (18) |
C4—C3—C8—C7 | 0.2 (3) | C12—C11—C16—C15 | −0.7 (3) |
Cg1 is the centroid of the C3—C8 ring. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C1—H1B···N1i | 0.99 | 2.57 | 3.519 (3) | 161 |
C13—H13···N2ii | 0.95 | 2.61 | 3.441 (3) | 146 |
C1—H1A···Cg1iii | 0.99 | 2.75 | 3.650 (2) | ? |
C9—H9A···Cg1iv | 0.99 | 2.84 | 3.610 (3) | ? |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+2, −y+1, −z+1; (ii) x−1, y, z; (iii) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1; (iv) −x+2, −y, −z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C16H12N2S3 |
Mr | 328.46 |
Crystal system, space group | Triclinic, P1 |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 6.3714 (10), 7.8748 (13), 15.339 (3) |
α, β, γ (°) | 78.616 (3), 89.537 (3), 74.707 (3) |
V (Å3) | 727.0 (2) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.50 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.15 × 0.13 × 0.13 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEX CCD area-detector diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Bruker, 2002) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.809, 0.938 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 8237, 2942, 2584 |
Rint | 0.028 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.626 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.035, 0.088, 1.05 |
No. of reflections | 2942 |
No. of parameters | 190 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.37, −0.21 |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 2002), SAINT (Bruker, 2003), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), X-SEED (Barbour, 2001; Atwood & Barbour, 2003) and PLATON (Spek, 2009).
Cg1 is the centroid of the C3—C8 ring. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
C1—H1B···N1i | 0.99 | 2.57 | 3.519 (3) | 161 |
C13—H13···N2ii | 0.95 | 2.61 | 3.441 (3) | 146 |
C1—H1A···Cg1iii | 0.99 | 2.75 | 3.650 (2) | ? |
C9—H9A···Cg1iv | 0.99 | 2.84 | 3.610 (3) | ? |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+2, −y+1, −z+1; (ii) x−1, y, z; (iii) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1; (iv) −x+2, −y, −z+1. |
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa for financial support.
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Within the benzothiazole rings of the title compound (Fig. 1) no differences are observed in bond lengths and angles. In the bridge, however, the values for the two S—C—C angles [107.72 (13)° and 113.74 (14)°] and S—C bonds [1.823 (2) and 1.803 (2) Å] differ significantly. This deviation may be explained with the two different S3—C—C—S torsion angles of 71.44 (17) and 27.1 (2)° of the respective benzothiazolyl moieties.
A related structure where one benzothiazole and one benzimidazole moiety is present was determined by Clegg & Elsegood (2005). The arrangement of the molecule in this structure is similar to the one determined here, albeit the orientation of the heterocycles with respect to the CH2 groups is more uniform [values for the S1—C9—C10—N3(H) and S1—C1—C2—S2 torsion angles -90.6 (7)° and -69.4 (6)°, respectively].
Interactions between neighbouring molecules in the title compound are summarized in Table 1. They include two unique C—H···N contacts between H1B and N1i [symmetry code (i) –x + 2, –y + 1, –z + 1] as well as between H13 and N2ii [symmetry code (ii) x – 1, y, z], leading to columns of associated molecules running parallel to the crystallographic a axis. The hydrogen atoms H1A and H9A of the CH2 groups are furthermore engaged in C—H···π interactions with benzo groups at distances of 2.75 Å [H1A···Cg1iii, (iii) –x + 1, –y + 1, –z + 1] and 2.84 Å [H9A···Cg1iv, (iv) –x + 2, –y, –z + 1] [C1···Cg1iii 3.650 (2) Å, C9···Cg1iv 3.610 (3) Å].
An offset parallel thiazole ring stacking [centroid distance Cg2···Cg2iii 3.6724 (12) Å] of the rings containing S1 related by a centre of inversion is also found. Finally, a S···π interaction is observed between S3 and the thiazole ring containing S1, the S3···Cg2iv distance is 3.3627 (11) Å which is shorter than the thione S···π interaction (3.631 Å) found in the solid state of 5-(2-chloroethyl)-6-methyl-2-thiouracil (Singh et al., 2006).