Bis(2-methylbenzyl cyanide) Tetracyanobenzene

In the title two-component crystal, the tetracyanobenzene (TCNB) molecule has a crystallographic center of symmetry, and is sandwiched by 2-methylbenzylcyanide (MeBzCN) molecules. The absence of photochemical reactivity in the solid state may be attributed to the absence of a short contact between the benzyl H atoms of MeBzCN and the cyano N atoms of TCNB, the shortest distance being 3.45 (1) Å within the sandwich.

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