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The reaction of 3-cyanoaniline and naphthalic anhydride in refluxing dimethylformamide yielded the title compound. In the crystal the naphthalimide and benzonitrile ring planes are inclined at 69.36 (16)°. The molecules pack in columnar stacks parallel to the c axis.
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![cif](https://journals.iucr.org//../logos/filetypeicons/bw/b1/ciflogo.png) | Crystallographic Information File (CIF) Contains datablocks global, rhyb |
![fcf](https://journals.iucr.org//../logos/filetypeicons/bw/b1/fcflogo.png) | Structure factor file (CIF format) Contains datablock rhyb |
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