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organic compounds
The title compound, C17H11NOS, belongs to a series of extensively conjugated molecules which have potential as organic dyes. As indicated by the planarity of the molecule and bond-length patterns, the π-electron delocalization extends over the whole molecule. As expected, the arrangement of the phenylfuran and thiophene moieties at the double bond is trans.