2-Phenyl-1H-1,3,7,8-tetraazacyclopenta[l]phenanthrene

Abstract

There are two molecules in the asymmetric unit of the title compound, C19H12N4, with dihedral angles of 2.41 (10) and 10.53 (12)° between the fused ring system and the pendant phenyl ring. In the crystal, molecules are linked into chains by N—H...N hydrogen bonds and aromatic π–π stacking interactions [shortest centroid–centroid distance = 3.6176 (16) Å] complete the structure.