2,2′-Dimethyl-2,2′-(m-phenylenedimethylene)propanedinitrile

Abstract

The title compound, C16H14N4, features an aromatic ring with two 2,2′-dicyanopropyl residues in positions 1 and 3, which are located above and below the ring plane. The two residues differ in their conformation with respect to the aromatic ring: whereas one of the Cmethyl—C—Cmethylene—Caromatic torsion angles is gauche [68.93 (12)°], the other one is fully staggered [177.63 (9)°]. The crystal structure is stabilized by C—H...N hydrogen-bonding interactions.