title: N-(2-Pyridylmeth-yl)phthalimide.
abstract: In the title compound, C(14)H(10)N(2)O(2), the phtalimide and 2-pyridylmethyl units are almost perpendicular, with an inter-planar angle of 85.74 (2)°. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by weak C-H⋯O inter-actions, forming chains running along the b axis. The packing is further stabilized by offset π-π inter-actions between adjacent pyridine rings, with a centroid-centroid distance of 3.855 (2) Å.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigaciones Químicas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos. Av. Universidad 1001 Col., Chamilpa, CP 62209, Cuernavaca Mor., Mexico.
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Garduño-Beltrán
authors.forename: Perla
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Román-Bravo
authors.forename: Felipe
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Medrano
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tlahuext