2,3-Dihydrobenz[4,5]imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole

Abstract

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C9H8N2S, consists of two independent molecules (AandB) differing in the conformation of the thiazole ring: twisted for moleculeAand planar for moleculeB. In the crystal, molecules stack along thecaxis in alternatingAandBlayers. Within the layers, molecules are linked by C—H...π interactions, and inversion-relatedBmolecules are linked by offset π–π interactions [inter-centroid distance = 3.716 (1) Å]. The two molecules are also linked by a C—H...N hydrogen bond, which results finally in the formation of a three-dimensional structure.