Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, o536  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809004851 ]

N¹,N²-Bis(2-pyridyl)formamidine

C.-J. Wu, C.-W. Su, C.-W. Yeh, J.-D. Chen and J.-C. Wang

Abstract: In the crystal structure of the title compound, C₁₁H₁₀N₄, the dihedral angle between the two pyridyl rings is 36.1 (1)°. The molecules are connected via two strong N-HN and two weak C-HN hydrogen bonds into dimers, which are located on centers of inversion. This compound adopts the s-trans-anti-s-cis conformation in the solid state.

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