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organic compounds
The title compound, C11H11FN2S, was obtained by a one-pot synthetic route from 1,2-phenylendiamine, fluoroacetone and 2-mercaptoacetic acid. Both enantiomers are present in the crystal; they are disordered about a crystallographic mirror plane containing the thiazolobenzimidazole system, that, for this reason is perfectly planar.