Crystal structure of 2-diazoimidazole-4,5-dicarbonitrile

Abstract

In the title compound, C5N6, all the atoms are approximately coplanar. In the crystal, molecules are packed with short contact distances of 2.885 (2) (between the diazo N atom connected to the ring and a cyano N atom on a neighboring molecule) and 3.012 (2) Å (between the terminal diazo N atom and an N atom of a neighboring imidazole ring).

Keywords

• crystal structure
• diazo
• imidazole
• carbonitrile