3-[(E)-2-Phenylethenyl]-1H-indole-6-carbonitrile

Abstract

In the title compound, C17H12N2, the interplanar angle between the indole mean plane [max.deviation 0.030 (1) Å] and the phenyl ring is 24.32 (7)°. In the crystal, intermolecular N—H...N[triple-bond]C hydrogen bonds form zigzag chains in the a-axis direction augmented by weak C—H...N[triple-bond]C contacts.