( R )-(+)-3,5-Dinitro- N -(1-phenylethyl)benzothioamide.

( R )-(+)-3,5-dinitro- N -(1-phenylethyl)benzothioamide 1 is a potential chiral solvating agent (CSA) for the spectral resolution of enantiomers via 1 H NMR spectroscopy. The single enantiomer of 1 was synthesized from commercially available ( R )-(+)-a-methylbenzylamine 2 in two steps with 85% yield.