title: Crystal structure of tris-(3-methyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)methane.
abstract: The title mol-ecule, C13H16N6, crystallizes from hexane as a mol-ecular crystal with no strong inter-molecular inter-actions (the shortest C-H⋯N contact is longer than 3.38 Å). A relatively short intra-molecular contact (3.09 Å) has a C-H⋯N angle of 118° which is quite small to be still considered a hydrogen bond. The three pyrazole rings form a propeller-like motif, with one methylpyrazole unit almost perpendicular to the mean plane of the three rings [82.20 (6)°]. The other two methylpyrazole units, with nitrogen donor atoms oriented in opposite directions, are oriented at 67.26 (6) and 72.53 (6)° to the mean plane.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department, D'Youville College, 320 Porter Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14201, USA.
authors.forename: Margaret A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Goodman
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department, SUNY Buffalo State, 1300 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222, USA.
authors.forename: M Scott
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Goodman
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department, SUNY Buffalo State, 1300 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222, USA.
authors.forename: Alexander Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Nazarenko
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department, SUNY Buffalo State, 1300 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222, USA.
authors.forename: Ealin N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Patel
keywords: 1,1′,1′′-methane­triyltris(3-methyl-1H-pyrazole); crystal structure; tripyrazolyl­methane