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organic compounds
The title compound, C18H17N3O2, belongs to a series of large conjugated molecules with potential use as organic dyes. As indicated by the planarity of the molecule and the pattern of bond lengths and angles, a considerable amount of -electron density is transferred from the aminofuran portion of the molecule to the cyano and benzoxazolyl groups. This fact is supported by the packing of the molecules in the crystal.