title: 2-(1-Propyl-2,6-distyryl-1,4-dihydro-pyridin-4-yl-idene)malononitrile.
abstract: In the title compound, C(27)H(23)N(3), the dihedral angles between the central pyridine ring and the two outer benzene rings are 32.6 (1) and 52.0 (1)°. The compound displays inter-molecular π-π inter-actions between adjacent six-membered rings, the shortest centroid-centroid distance being 3.981 (3) Å.
authors.affiliation: School of Applied Chemical Engineering, Center for Functional Nano Fine Chemicals, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kwang
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ha
authors.forename: Joon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Heo
authors.forename: Hyung Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim