Crystal structure of 2-(4,7-dimethylquinolin-2-yl)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1,3-thiazolidin-4-one

The title compound, C₂₁H₂₀N₂O₂S, consists of planar quinoline, phenyl and thiazole rings. The quinoline ring is oriented with respect to the phenyl and thiazole rings at dihedral angles of 87.22(5)° and 81.05(4)°, respectively. It belongs to the space group P1 with cell parameters a = 7.9709(4)Å, b = 9.7038(3)Å, c = 12.8167(5)Å, a = 78.484(2), b = 76.584(3)° and g = 78.126(4)°. In the crystal structure, intermolecular C-H·N hydrogen bonds link the molecules into R₂²(14) centrosymmetric dimers. 2008