Acta Cryst. (2012). E68, o28  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536811051415 ]

(E)-2-[(2-Formylphenoxy)methyl]-3-(4-methylphenyl)prop-2-enenitrile

N. Manikandan, S. Murugavel, D. Kannan and M. Bakthadoss

Abstract: In the title compound, C₁₈H₁₅NO₂, the dihedral angle between the two benzene rings is 74.8 (1)°. The carbonitrile chain is almost linear, the C-C-N angle being 176.2 (2)°. In the crystal, - interactions [centroid-centroid distance = 3.842 (1) Å] are observed.

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