Crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of (E)-3-(benzylideneamino)-5-phenylthiazolidin-2-iminium bromide

The central thiazolidine ring of the title salt, C16H16N3S+·Br−, adopts an envelope conformation, with the C atom bearing the phenyl ring as the flap atom. In the crystal, the cations and anions are linked by N—H...Br hydrogen bonds, forming chains parallel to the b-axis direction. Hirshfeld surface analysis and two-dimensional fingerprint plots indicate that the most important contributions to the crystal packing are from H...H (46.4%), C...H/H...C (18.6%) and H...Br/Br...H (17.5%) interactions.