(5-Methoxy-1H-indol-3-yl)acetonitrile

Abstract

In the title compound, C11H10N2O, the O atom and the C atom of the methylene group deviate only slightly [0.029 (3) and 0.055 (3) Å, respectively] from the approximately planar ring system (r.m.s. deviation = 0.013 Å). In the crystal, N—H...O hydrogen bonds link the molecules into zigzag chains running along the b axis.