title: 2-[2-Benzoyl-3,3-bis-(methyl-sulfan-yl)prop-2-enyl-idene]malononitrile.
abstract: The title compound, C(15)H(12)N(2)OS(2), is an example of a push-pull butadiene in which the electron-releasing methyl-sulfanyl groups and electron-withdrawing nitrile groups on either end of the butadiene chain enhance the conjugation in the system. Short intra-molecular C-H⋯S inter-actions are observed. In the crystal structure, an O⋯C short contact of 2.917 (3) Å is observed.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nirmala
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Unnikrishnan
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Anabha
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sudarsanakumar