4-{2-[(<i>E</i>)-Cyclopentylidene]hydrazin-1-yl}benzenesulfonamide

The title mol-ecule, C(11)H(15)N(3)O(2)S, features a five-membered ring which is twisted about the middle CH(2)-CH(2) bond. The benzene ring is inclined with respect to the imine residue [C-N-N-C torsion angle = 165.4 (2)°]. Supra-molecular layers in the bc plane are formed by hydrogen bonds between the amine H atoms and sulfonamide O and imine N atoms, as well as by a weak hydrazine H-atom inter-molecular inter-action with the second sulfonamide O atom.