N-(4,6-DIMETHYLPYRIDIN-2-YL)BENZENETHIOCARBOXAMIDE

C14H14N2S, M(r) = 242.3, monoclinic, C2/c, a = 20.004 (2), b = 7.997 (1), c = 15.954 (1) angstrom, beta = 90.40 (1)-degrees, V = 2552.2 (7) angstrom 3, Z = 8, D(x) = 1.261 Mg m-3, lambda(Cu K-alphaBAR) = 1.5418 angstrom, mu = 2.0 mm-1, F(000) = 1024, T = 295 (1) K, R = 0.039 for 1807 independent observed reflections. There is a delocalized orbital over the N-C = S thioamide group. The pyridinyl and the phenyl rings are approximately planar and the dihedral angles between their least-squares planes and the NCS thioamide plane are 25.2 (2) and 44.2 (2)-degrees respectively. The molecules form pairs in which they are linked to each other by two weak N(7)-H(7)...N(1i) hydrogen bonds [3.192 (3) angstrom, 177 (3)-degrees] (i: - x, y, 3/2 - z). The title compound shows only a very moderate anti-inflammatory activity, even though it is the thio analog of N-(4,6-dimethylpyridin-2-yl)benzamide which is a non-acidic compound exhibiting a potent anti-inflammatory activity.