title: Crystal structure of 3,3'-diisopropyl-1,1'-(pyridine-2,6-di-yl)bis-[1H-imidazole-2(3H)-thione].
abstract: In the title compound, C17H21N5S2, the dihedral angles between the central pyridine ring and its pendant imidazole rings are 29.40 (9) and 40.77 (9)°; the pendant rings are twisted in an opposite sense with respect to the central ring. In each case, the S atom is approximately anti to the N atom of the pyridine ring. For both substituents, the H atom attached to the central C atom of the isopropyl group is approximately syn to the S atom in the attached ring. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by weak C-H⋯S inter-actions, generating C(5) chains propagating along [001].
authors.affiliation: Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241000, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241000, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241000, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wei-Guo
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Jia
keywords: C—H⋯S inter­actions; conformation; crystal structure; organochalcogen ligand