2-(1-Propyl-2,6-distyryl-1,4-dihydro-pyridin-4-yl-idene)malononitrile

Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online. 2009 Nov 21;65(Pt 12):o3131. doi: 10.1107/S1600536809048892.

Abstract

In the title compound, C(27)H(23)N(3), the dihedral angles between the central pyridine ring and the two outer benzene rings are 32.6 (1) and 52.0 (1)°. The compound displays inter-molecular π-π inter-actions between adjacent six-membered rings, the shortest centroid-centroid distance being 3.981 (3) Å.