Synthesis and structure of 2-(nitromethylene)-2H-1,4-benzothiazin-3(4H)-one

A new representative of benzothiazines, (2Z)-2-(nitromethylene)-2H-1,4-benzothiazin-3(4H)-one, was synthesized, and its structure was studied. According to 1H NMR, IR, and UV spectral and X-ray diffraction data, the molecules are planar highly conjugated structures that exist in crystal as centrosymmetric dimers; the latter form layers overlapping with each other and held together by strong π-π interaction between the carbonyl groups of neighboring layers.