Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, o672  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809007089 ]

(E)-2-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-N-(2-pyridyl)-3-(2-pyridylamino)acrylamide

Z.-P. Xiao, X.-C. Peng and Y.-C. Wang

Abstract: In the title compound, C₂₀H₁₈N₄O₂, the aminoacrylamide group makes a dihedral angles of 4.0 (1)° with the amino-bound pyridyl ring and 15.66 (12)° with the amide-bound pyridyl ring. The dihedral angle between the aminoacrylamide group and the pendant 4-methoxyphenyl group is 71.22 (9)°. In the crystal structure, N-HN hydrogen bonds and C-HO and C-HN interactions help to establish the packing. Intramolecular C-HO and C-H(N,O) contacts also occur.

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