Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, o1545  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809020765 ]

N-(9H-Fluoren-9-ylidene)-4-methylaniline

S.-Z. Bai, X.-H. Lou, H.-M. Li and H. Shi

Abstract: In the title compound, C₂₀H₁₅N, the fluorene unit is essentially planar [r.m.s. deviation 0.0334 Å] and the benzene ring bound to the imine N atom bears a methyl group which is nearly coplanar [dihedral angle 0.5 (1)°]. The dihedral angle between the substituent benzene ring and the 9H-fluoren-9-imine unit is 71.1 (3)°. Intermolecular - interactions between the benzene rings of adjacent fluorene units [centroid-centroid distance 3.8081 (13) Å] are present in the crystal structure, resulting in a one-dimensional supramolecular architecture.

Online 10 June 2009

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