title: 2,2'-Dimethyl-2,2'-(m-phenyl-ene-dimethyl-ene)propane-dinitrile.
abstract: The title compound, C(16)H(14)N(4), features an aromatic ring with two 2,2'-dicyano-propyl residues in positions 1 and 3, which are located above and below the ring plane. The two residues differ in their conformation with respect to the aromatic ring: whereas one of the C(meth-yl)-C-C(methyl-ene)-C(aromatic) torsion angles is gauche [68.93 (12)°], the other one is fully staggered [177.63 (9)°]. The crystal structure is stabilized by C-H⋯N hydrogen-bonding inter-actions.
authors.forename: Junmei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Volker
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Böhmer
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bolte