ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION E-CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS, vol.79, pp.526-530, 2023 (ESCI)
In the title compound, C19H15N5S, the thiophene ring is disordered in a 0.6:0.4 ratio by an approximate 180 degrees rotation of the ring around the C-C bond linking it to the pyridine ring. In the crystal, the molecules are linked by N-H center dot center dot center dot N hydrogen bonds into dimers with an R-2(2)(12) motif, forming chains along the b-axis direction. These chains are connected to each other by further N-H center dot center dot center dot N hydrogen bonds, forming a three-dimensional network. Furthermore, N-H center dot center dot center dot pi and pi-pi [centroid-centroid separations = 3.899 (8) and 3.7938 (12) angstrom] interactions also contribute to the crystal cohesion. A Hirshfeld surface analysis indicated that the most important contributions to the surface contacts are from H center dot center dot center dot H (46.1%), N center dot center dot center dot H/H center dot center dot center dot N (20.4%) and C center dot center dot center dot H/H center dot center dot center dot C (17.4%) interactions.