Methyl 4-tert-butoxy­carbonyl-N-cyano­piperazine-1-carboximidothio­ate

The title compound, C₁₂H₂₀N₄O₂S, has been synthesized for use as an inter­mediate for antihypertensive agents, potential antimalarials and mol­ecular rectification materials. The inter­molecular S...N non-bonded separation within a column in the crystal structure is 3.308 (2) Å, indicating a strong inter­molecular inter­action between the cyano groups and the S atoms. Attractive C—H...O hydrogen bonds are responsible for zigzag mol­ecular chains propagating in the a-axis direction; these types of inter­molecular inter­actions combine to form an extended three-dimensional network in the lattice.