title: (E)-2-(4-Methoxy-phen-yl)-N-(2-pyrid-yl)-3-(2-pyridylamino)acrylamide.
abstract: In the title compound, C(20)H(18)N(4)O(2), the amino-acrylamide group makes a dihedral angles of 4.0 (1)° with the amino-bound pyridyl ring and 15.66 (12)° with the amide-bound pyridyl ring. The dihedral angle between the amino-acrylamide group and the pendant 4-methoxy-phenyl group is 71.22 (9)°. In the crystal structure, N-H⋯N hydrogen bonds and C-H⋯O and C-H⋯N inter-actions help to establish the packing. Intra-molecular C-H⋯O and C-H⋯(N,O) contacts also occur.
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Jishou University, Jishou 416000, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Zhu-Ping
authors.initials: ZP
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Xiao-Chun
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Ying-Chun
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Wang