(E)-2-(1,3-Diphenylallylidene)malononitrile

The title compound, C18H12N2, adopts an E conformation with the benzylidenemalononitrile and phenyl groups located on opposite sides of the C=C bond. The two phenyl rings are oriented at a dihedral angle of 62.49 (7)°.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lian-Mei Chen, Tai-Ran Kang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Union of Crystallography 2009-12-01
Series:Acta Crystallographica Section E
Online Access:http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536809048338