4-[(E)-Phenyliminomethyl]benzonitrile

Abstract

In the molecule of the title compound, C14H10N2, the two aromatic rings are oriented at a dihedral angle of 32.22 (6)°. In the crystal structure, intermolecular C—H...N hydrogen bonds link the molecules into centrosymmetric R22(10) dimers. A weak π–π interaction between the cyanobenzene rings, with a centroid–centroid distance of 3.8447 (3) Å, further stabilizes the crystal structure. There is also a C—H...π interaction between the aniline ring and a CH group of the cyanobenzene ring.