title: 4-[4-(Methyl-sulfan-yl)phen-yl]-6-phenyl-2,2'-bipyridine.
abstract: The structure of the title compound, C(23)H(18)N(2)S, is revealed by X-ray diffraction to be almost planar over all four aromatic rings; the pendant rings are at angles of 10.18, 14.12 and 15.42° relative to the central pyridine ring for the 4-methylsulfanyl, 2-pyridyl and 6-phenyl rings, respectively. The 2,6-aromatic substituents are disordered over two sites in a 0.6:0.4 occupancy ratio.
authors.forename: Matthew I J
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Polson
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Scandola
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Steel