title: 2-Cyano-N'-[1-(pyridin-2-yl)ethyl-idene]acetohydrazide.
abstract: In the title compound, C(10)H(10)N(4)O, the dihedral angle between the pyridine ring and the -C=O(CH(2))CN group is 24.08 (12)°. In the crystal, inversion dimers linked by pairs of N-H⋯N hydrogen bonds generate R(2) (2)(8) loops.
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang Henan 453003,  People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Yi
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiao-Lin
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Zhi-Bin
authors.initials: ZB
authors.lastname: Qian