(E)-3-Dimethylamino-1-(2-pyridyl)prop-2-en-1-one

The molecule of the title compound, C10H12N2O, is approximately planar, with an r.m.s. deviation of 0.072 Å from the mean plane for the non-H atoms. It was synthesized from 2-acetylpyridine and N,N-dimethylformamide dimethyl acetal in a one-step reaction.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lei Ni, Ji-Li Zhao, Hong Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Union of Crystallography 2009-09-01
Series:Acta Crystallographica Section E
Online Access:http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536809030530