The crystal structure of a novel sulfenamide: (N,N-dibenzyl,)bencenesulfenamide

The crystal structure of (N,N-dibenzyl)bencenesulfenamide, (C6H5)SN(CH2C6H5 )(2) is described and compared with other sulfenamides and with its chromiu m pentacarbonyl complex. This structure belongs to a type of divalent sulph ur compound and crystallized in the triclinic system, space group P perpend icular to with a = 5.552(3), b = 11.527(4), c = 13.670(8) Angstrom, alpha = 79.30(4), beta = 89.90(4), rho = 89.70(3)degrees and D-x = 1.284 g cm(-3) with Z=2. The N-S distance is 1.681(10) Angstrom, which is significantly sh orter than the reported for its chromium pentacarbonyl complex and than a s ingle S-N bond [1.74 Angstrom].