F. Pochat et P. Lharidon, ZOPYRAN-2-YLIDENE)-ALPHA-(METHYLTHIO)ACETONITRILE, A CHROMYLIDENE ACETONITRILE, Acta crystallographica. Section C, Crystal structure communications, 54, 1998, pp. 531-533
The title compound, C12H9NOS, is the E derivative, the major product o
btained from the reaction between salicylaldehyde and beta-bromo-alpha
-(methylthio)-crotononitrile. The molecular packing involves van der W
aals contacts only, the shortest intermolecular distances being betwee
n the O and N atoms of one molecule, and the methyl group H atoms of t
he closest neighbouring molecules.