title: 2-Methyl-3-p-tolyl-3H-benzo[e]indole-1-carbonitrile.
abstract: In the title compound, C(21)H(16)N(2), the dihedral angle between the benzoindole and tosyl ring systems is 71.99 (7)°. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked into centrosymmetric dimers by pairs of C-H⋯N hydrogen bonds, generating R(2) (2)(16) loops.
authors.forename: Jiang-Sheng
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Qi-Xi
authors.initials: QX
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Peng-Yu
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Li