title: Crystal structure of 2-(2-bromo-phen-yl)-4-(1H-indol-3-yl)-6-(thio-phen-2-yl)pyridine-3-carbo-nitrile.
abstract: In the title compound, C24H14BrN3S, the dihedral angles between the planes of the pyridine ring and the pendant thio-phene ring, the indole ring system (r.m.s. deviation = 0.022 Å) and the bromo-benzene ring are 9.37 (17), 21.90 (12) and 69.01 (15)°, respectively. The approximate coplanarity of the central ring and the indole ring system is supported by two intra-molecular C-H⋯N inter-actions. In the crystal, inversion dimers linked by pairs of N-H⋯N hydrogen bonds generate R 2 (2)(16) loops and the dimers are linked by C-H⋯π and aromatic π-π stacking [shortest centroid-centroid separation = 3.729 (3) Å] into a three-dimensional network.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, The Madura College, Madurai 625 011, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vishnupriya
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, The Madura College, Madurai 625 011, India.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Suresh
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai 625 021, India.
authors.forename: Shanmugavel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bharkavi
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai 625 021, India.
authors.forename: Subbu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Perumal
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Ruhuna, Mapalana, Kamburupitiya 81100, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: P L Nilantha
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Lakshman
keywords: crystal structure; hydrogen bonding; pyridine-3-carbo­nitrile; π–π stacking