title: N-[3-(2-Methyl-phen-yl)isoquinolin-1-yl]formamide.
abstract: The title compound, C(17)H(14)N(2)O, crystallizes as a cis formamide isomer. The isoquinoline and benzene fragments are nearly perpendicular [dihedral angle = 81.79 (18)°], whereas the formamide group is virtually coplanar with the isoquinoline unit [dihedral angle = 1.66 (15)°]. Inter-molecular N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link mol-ecules into a centrosymmetric dimer.
authors.affiliation: The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Fu Na
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Jun Qi
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiao Li
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Qing Bao
authors.initials: QB
authors.lastname: Song