2-(4-Methylphenyl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline

Abstract

In the title compound, C20H14N4, all the non-H atoms are roughly coplanar with an r.m.s. deviation of 0.0776 Å. In the crystal, molecules are linked by N—H...N hydrogen bonds, forming chains along the (overline a + overline b). The chains are connected by intermolecular C—H...N hydrogen bonds and π–π stacking interactions between inversion-related phenanthroline, imidazole and phenyl rings with centroid–centroid distances in the range 3.777 (1)–3.905 (1) Å.