Methyl N-(3-cyanopicolinoyl)-l-tryptophanate

Abstract

In the title compound, C19H16N4O 3, the stereocenter has an l configuration; l-tryptophan methyl ester hydrochloride being used as a starting material. The indole ring system and the pyridine ring are inclined to one another by 13.55 (14)°. In the crystal, adjacent molecules are linked via N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming chains propagating along the c-axis direction.