title: 2,2'-o-Phenyl-enediacetonitrile.
abstract: In the title compound, NCCH(2)C(6)H(4)CH(2)CN, the bond lengths and angles are within normal ranges. The benzene ring makes dihedral angles of 4.94 (8) and 77.04 (8)° with the C-C-C-N mean planes. Weak non-conventional C-H⋯N hydrogen bonds are effective in the stabilization of the crystal structure. The weak C-H⋯N contacts form anti-parallel chains running in the a + c direction, and ring systems with two N-atom acceptors and four H-atom donors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, St Andrews KY16 9ST, Scotland.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Guoxiong
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hua
authors.forename: Alexandra M Z
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Slawin
authors.forename: J Derek
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Woollins