1-(3-Ethylphenyl)-4,6-dimethyl-2-oxo-1,2-dihydropyridine-3-carbonitrile

Abstract

In the title compound, C16H16N2O, the essentially planar 1,2-dihydropyridine ring [maximum deviation = 0.021 (1) Å] makes a dihedral angle of 85.33 (8)°with the benzene ring. In the crystal, molecules are linked into a chain along the b axis via C - H⋯O interactions.