In the title compound, C16H17N3OS, the dihedral angle between the planes of the benzene and pyridine rings is 71.33 (15)°. An intra-molecular N-H⋯O hydrogen bond is present. In the crystal, weak aromatic C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the mol-ecules into chains extending along a.
Keywords: benzamide; crystal structure; hydrogen bonding; thiocarbonyl groups; thiourea compounds.