(S)-(+)-1-(1-Naphth­yl)-1-(2-thienylmethyl­ene)ethyl­amine

The title chiral imine, C(17)H(15)NS, has been obtained via a direct synthesis route. The imine group displays the common E configuration, and is almost coplanar with the thio­phene heterocycle; the dihedral angle between the C=N—C group and the thio­phene ring is 5.1 (8)°. In contrast, the naphthyl group makes an angle of 83.79 (13)° with the thio­phene ring. The observed solid-state mol­ecular conformation is suitable for the use of this mol­ecule as an N,S-bidentate Schiff base ligand. The mol­ecular packing features double C—H⋯π inter­actions between naphthyl groups of neighboring mol­ecules, which form chains in the [100] direction. The crystal structure is further stabilized by a short C—H⋯π contact involving the methyl group and one ring of a naphthyl group. The resulting two-dimensional network is completed by a weak inter­molecular C—H(imine)⋯π(thio­phene) inter­action.