(E)-1,2-Bis(5-Chloro-6-Methylpyridin-2-yl)Diazene

Abstract

The structure of the centrosymmetric title compound, C12H10Cl2N4, is stabilized by C - Cl⋯π and π-π inter-actions. The C - Cl⋯π inter-actions result in a zigzag chain. The Cl⋯π chains are connected by π-π inter-actions and generate Cl⋯π and π-π inter-acting rings. The π-π inter-action occurs between the pyridyl rings of the mol-ecules lying about inversion centres; the centroid-centroid distance is 3.7130 (14) Å and the plane-plane separation is 3.563 Å. © International Union of Crystallography 2007.