Methyl (Z)-2-[(2,4-dioxothia­zolidin-3-yl)meth­yl]-3-(2-methyl­phen­yl)prop-2-enoate

The C=C bond in the title compound, C₁₅H₁₅NO₄S, has a Z configuration. The thia­zolidine ring is essentially planar [maximum deviation = 0.008 (1) Å for the N atom] and is oriented at a dihedral angle of 59.1 (1)° with respect to the benzene ring. In the crystal, pairs of C—H...O hydrogen bonds link centrosymmetrically related mol­ecules into dimers, generating R₂²(18) ring motifs. The crystal packing is further stabilized by C—H...π and C—O...π [O...centroid = 3.412 (2) Å and C—O...centroid = 115.0 (1)°] inter­actions.