Mercapto-N Inner Salt

Abstract

The molecular conformation of the title compound {alternative name: [l-methyl-3-(2-phenylethyl)benzimidazolinio](phenylimino)methanethiolate}, C<inf>3</inf>H<inf>21</inf>N<inf>3</inf>S, is non-planar. The molecule includes one benzimidazole ring system and two phenyl rings. The dihedral angles between the leastsquares planes of the two phenyl rings is 85.65 (1)°. © 2004 International Union of Crystallography Printed in Great Britain - all rights reserved.