title: Crystal structure of 2-azido-1H-imidazole-4,5-di-carbonitrile.
abstract: In the title compound, C5HN7, the nitrile and azido substituents are close to being coplanar with the central ring. Mol-ecules in the crystal are linked via an N-H⋯N hydrogen bond to a nitrile acceptor, forming a chain extending along the c-axis direction.
authors.affiliation: PO Box 1663 MS C920, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87544, USA.
authors.forename: G Kenneth
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Windler
authors.affiliation: PO Box 1663 MS J514, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87544, USA.
authors.forename: Brian L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.affiliation: PO Box 1663 MS J514, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87544, USA.
authors.forename: Neil C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Tomson
authors.affiliation: PO Box 1663 MS C920, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87544, USA.
authors.forename: Philip W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Leonard
keywords: 2-azido-4,5-di­cyano-1H-imidazole; crystal structure; hydrogen bonding