3-Chloro-1-methyl-4-[2-(3-phenyl­allyl­idene)hydrazinyl­idene]-3,4-dihydro-1H-2λ(6),1-benzothia­zine-2,2-dione

In the title compound, C(18)H(16)ClN(3)O(2)S, the dihedral angle between the aromatic rings is 4.81 (2)° and the alkyl chain takes on an extended conformation [N—C—C—C = 179.2 (4)°]. The conformation of the thia­zine ring is an envelope, with the S atom displaced by −0.805 (3) Å from the mean plane of the other five atoms (r.m.s. deviation = 0.046 Å). The Cl atom is an axial conformation and is displaced by 1.761 (4) Å from the thia­zine ring plane. In the crystal, inversion dimers linked by pairs of C—H⋯O inter­actions generate R (2) (2)(20) loops and further C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the dimers into (001) sheets. Weak aromatic π–π stacking inter­actions [centroid–centroid separations = 3.870 (3) and 3.883 (3) Å] are also observed.