3-Substituted Phthalides. Part XXVIII - 3-(6-Methyl-2-pyridylamino)isobenzofuran-1(3H)-one

Abstract

The crystal structure of the title compound, C14H12N2O2, is stabilized by inter-molecular N - H⋯O and C - H⋯N hydrogen bonds and also by C - H⋯π and π-π [centroid-centroid distance 3.822 (1) Å and a plane-to-plane separation 3.697 Å] inter-actions. The N - H⋯O and C - H⋯N hydrogen bonds generate edge-fused R 2 1(6)R 4 4(24)R 2 1(6) ring motifs. The phthalide group is planar and oriented with respect to the pyridine ring at a dihedral angle of 83.21 (9)°. © International Union of Crystallography 2007.