Abstract: | The compounds 2‐{[(E)‐(4‐methoxyphenyl)methylene]amino}‐N‐(3‐methylphenyl)‐4,5,6,7‐tetrahydro‐1‐benzothiophene‐3‐carboxamide, C24H24N2O2S, (I), and N‐(4‐methylphenyl)‐2‐{[(E)‐(4‐methylphenyl)methylene]amino}‐4,5,6,7‐tetrahydro‐1‐benzothiophene‐3‐carboxamide, C24H24N2OS, (II), show antibacterial and antifungal activities. The m‐toluidine ring in (I) and the p‐toluidine ring in (II) are coplanar with their respective thiophene rings. In (I), an intermolecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bond is present, whereas (II) does not exhibit any significant intermolecular interactions. However, in both compounds, an intramolecular N—H⋯N hydrogen bond forms a pseudo‐six‐membered ring, thus locking the molecular conformation and eliminating conformational flexibility. |