2-Methyl-1-phenyl-1H-indole-3-carbo­nitrile

In the title compound, C16H12N2, the dihedral angle between the indole ring system and the pendant phenyl ring is 64.92 (5)°. The crystal packing features aromatic π–π stacking [centroid–centroid separation = 3.9504 (9) Å] and C—H⋯π inter­actions.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yang, Kun, Li, Pei-Fan, Liu, Yan, Fang, Zhi-Zhong
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: International Union of Crystallography 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3247318/