Acta Cryst. (2012). E68, o207  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536811054225 ]

3-[(E)-2-Phenylethenyl]-1H-indole-6-carbonitrile

Y.-H. Ge, D.-E. Wu and Y.-H. Luo

Abstract: In the title compound, C₁₇H₁₂N₂, the interplanar angle between the indole mean plane [max.deviation 0.030 (1) Å] and the phenyl ring is 24.32 (7)°. In the crystal, intermolecular N-HNC hydrogen bonds form zigzag chains in the a-axis direction augmented by weak C-HNC contacts.

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