The asymmetric unit of the title complex, [W(C(7)H(7)NS)(CO)(5)], comprises two independent mol-ecules. In each, the W atom is coordinated by five CO groups and the S atom of the benzencarbothioamide ligand in a distorted octa-hedral geometry. The crystal packing can be described as undulating layers of W(CO)(5) and benzene-carbothio-amide parallel to (001). In the crystal, components are linked via inter-molecular N-H⋯O and C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds to form a dimeric chains along the [010] direction. Intra-molecular N-H⋯C inter-actions are also observed.