4-(Furan-2-ylmethoxy)benzene-1,2-dicarbonitrile

Abstract

In the title compound, C13H8N2O2, prepared from furfuryl alcohol and 4-nitrophthalonitrile in the presence of potassium carbonate in dimethylformamide, the furan and benzene rings are oriented at a dihedral angle of 53.45 (9)°. In the crystal, weak C—H...O and C—H...N hydrogen bonds link the molecules into a three-dimensional network.