title: 1-(2-Cyano-eth-yl)-1H-imidazole-4,5-dicarbonitrile.
abstract: In the title tricyano-nitrile compound, C(8)H(5)N(5), the N-substituted cyano-ethyl group is offset to the imidazole ring [dihedral angle = 75.41 (15)°].
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science, Institute of Solid Materials Chemistry, Faculty of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211,  People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Ke-Wei
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Lei