title: Tris(2-cyanoethyl)amine.
abstract: In the title compound, N(CH(2)CH(2)CN)(3), (I), the three cyanoethyl groups adopt a conformation with the CN groups oriented in the same direction, suggesting the compound may behave as a potential tripodal ligand.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhongshan University, Guangzhou 510275, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Y P
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Liu