Crystal structure of tris(3-methyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)methane

Abstract

The title molecule, C13H16N6, crystallizes from hexane as a molecular crystal with no strong intermolecular interactions (the shortest C—H...N contact is longer than 3.38 Å). A relatively short intramolecular contact (3.09 Å) has a C—H...N angle of 118° which is quite small to be still considered a hydrogen bond. The three pyrazole rings form a propeller-like motif, with one methylpyrazole unit almost perpendicular to the mean plane of the three rings [82.20 (6)°]. The other two methylpyrazole units, with nitrogen donor atoms oriented in opposite directions, are oriented at 67.26 (6) and 72.53 (6)° to the mean plane.

Keywords

• crystal structure
• 1,1′,1′′-methanetriyltris(3-methyl-1H-pyrazole)
• tripyrazolylmethane