title: 4-(6-Quinolyl-oxymeth-yl)benzonitrile.
abstract: The title compound, C(17)H(12)N(2)O, was synthesized by an ether synthesis from quinolin-6-ol and 4-(bromo-meth-yl)benzonitrile. The phenyl ring of the benzonitrile group makes a dihedral angle of 47.52 (6)° with the plane of the quinoline fragment. The crystal structure is stabilized by inter-molecular C-H⋯π inter-actions between a benzene H atom of the benzonitrile group and the benzene ring of the quinoline fragment. In addition, the crystal structure also exhibits a weak inter-molecular C-H⋯N hydrogen bond.
authors.affiliation: Ordered Matter Science Research Center, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Min Min
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Yong Hua
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: De Hong
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wan