2-(7-Methyl-1H-indol-3-yl)acetonitrile

Abstract

In the title compound, C11H10N2, the carbonitrile group is twisted away from the indole plane [Ccy—Cme—Car—Car = 66.6 (2)°; cy = cyanide, me = methylene and ar = aromatic]. In the crystal, N—H...N hydrogen bonds link the molecules into C(7) chains propagating in the [001] direction.