title: Crystal structure of [1,1'-biphen-yl]-2,2'-dicarbo-nitrile.
abstract: The complete mol-ecule of the title compound, C14H8N2, is generated by a twofold rotation axis located at the midpoint of the biphenyl C-C bond. The dihedral angle between the symmetry-related phenyl rings is 46.16 (3)°. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by slipped parallel π-π inter-actions [centroid-centroid distance = 3.9451 (7) Å, normal distance = 3.6293 (5) Å, slippage 1.547 Å], forming columns along the b-axis direction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Research Institute of Natural Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Gihaeng
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Research Institute of Natural Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Tae Ho
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Research Institute of Natural Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Youngeun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Research Institute of Natural Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jineun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: biphen­yl; crystal structure; π–π contacts