“…The thiolate assignment is readily vindicated by comparing the C1-S1 and C1-N1 bond lengths of 1, i.e., 1.771(5) and 1.260(8) Å, respectively, with the equivalent bonds of recorded for the free ligand, i.e., S=C(O-i-Pr)N(H)C6H4NO2-4, of 1.678 (3) and 1.352 (3) Å, respectively [12]. This shows considerable lengthening and shortening in the thiocarbamate anion consistent with significant reorganization of π-electron density in 1 compared to that seen in the original thiocarbamide molecule [12]. The systematic changes in the angles subtended at the quaternary-C1 atom are also consistent with above, with the widest angles subtended by the imine-N1 atom, e.g., S1-C1-O1 is the narrowest angle in 1, at 108.3(4)°, but is the widest, at 126.2(2)°, in the free molecule [12].…”