4-acetyl-4-methylheptanedinitrile at 173 K

Article abstract of DOI:10.1107/S0108270198006210

The title compound, C₁₀H₁₄N₂O, serves as an precursor for ring-closure reactions to afford, for example, naphthyridines and quinolinediones. In the crystal, the molecule does not show any pre-organization favouring a ring closure; the heptanedinitrile chain is almost antiperi-planar, with the C-C-C angles having nearly perfect tetrahedral values.