As. Pandi et al., 3-Amino-4 '-methyl-5-ethylbiphenyl-2,4-dicarbonitrile and 3-amino-4 '(N,N-diethylamino)-5-ethylbiphenyl-2,4-dicarbonitrile, ACT CRYST C, 57, 2001, pp. 723-725
In the title compounds,(C17)H15 N-3 and C-20 H-22 N-4, the methyl derivativ
e crystallizes with two molecules in the asymmetric unit, while the N,N-die
thylamino derivative crystallizes with one molecule per asymmetric unit. Th
e biphenyl twist angle for both molecular structures is approximately 45 de
grees. The molecular packing is stabilized by N-H . . . N hydrogen bonds.