N1,N2-Bis(6-methyl-2-pyridyl)formamidine

Abstract

In the crystal structure of the title molecule, C13H14N4, the two pyridyl rings are not coplanar but twisted about the C—N bond with an interplanar angle of 71.1 (1)°. In the crystal, the molecules form dimers, situated on crystallographic centres of inversion, which are connected via a pair of N—H...N hydrogen bonds. C—H...π-electron ring interactions are also present in the crystal structure. The title molecule adopts an s–cis–anti–s–cis conformation in the solid state.