Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, o996-o997  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809012392 ]

4-(2,4-Dichlorophenyl)-6-(1H-indol-3-yl)-2,2'-bipyridine-5-carbonitrile

P. Ramesh, S. S. Sundaresan, P. Thirumurugan, P. T. Perumal and M. N. Ponnuswamy

Abstract: The title compound, C₂₅H₁₄Cl₂N₄, crystallizes with two independent molecules in the asymmetric unit. The two pyridine rings are almost coplanar, making dihedral angles of 3.2 (1) and 8.6 (1)° in the two independent molecules. The dichlorophenyl and indole rings are twisted away from the bipyridine ring by 64.32 (5) and 18.46 (4)°, respectively in the first molecule and by 51.0 (1) and 27.99 (5)°, respectively in the second molecule. The crystal packing is stabilized by C-HN, C-HCl, N-HN and C-H interactions.

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