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

Abstract

The crystal structure of (N,N-dibenzyl)bencenesulfenamide, (C6H5)SN(CH2C6H5) 2 is described and compared with other sulfenamides and with its chromium pentacarbonyl complex. This structure belongs to a type of divalent sulphur compound and crystallized in the triclinic system, space group P ⊥ with a = 5.552(3), b = 11.527(4), c = 13.670(8) Å, α = 79.30(4), β= 89.90(4), ρ = 89.70(3)° and Dx = 1.284 g cm-3 with Z=2. The N-S distance is 1.681 (10) Å, which is significantly shorter than the reported for its chromium pentacarbonyl complex and than a single S-N bond [1.74 Å].