title: Crystal structure of 2-[bis(1H-pyrazol-1-yl)meth-yl]pyridine.
abstract: The title compound, C12H11N5, was synthesized as a potential tridentate ligand to make catalytic metal complexes. The dihedral angle between the pyrazolyl rings is 67.9 (1)°. The most prominent feature in the crystal packing are C-H⋯N hydrogen-bonding inter-actions that link the mol-ecules into a supra-molecular tape along the b-axis direction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung-Sun
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Son
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jong-Eun
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Daeyoung
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Kwon
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kang
keywords: C—H⋯N inter­actions; crystal structure; pyrazol­yl; pyrid­yl