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1,5-Diphenyl-carbonohydrazide N,N-di-methyl-formamide
Abstract:
In the title compound, C(13)H(14)N(4)O·C(3)H(7)NO, a 1,5-phenyl-carbonohydrazide mol-ecule cocrystallizes with an N,N-dimethyl-formamide mol-ecule. In the 1,5-phenyl-carbonohydrazide mol-ecule, the two phenyl rings are twisted by an angle of 45.8 (5)°. Inter-molecular N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds and weak inter-molecular C-H⋯O inter-actions contribute to a supra-molecular two-dimensional network in the (101) plane.
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