1-Methoxy-2-methyl-1H-benzo[f]indole-3-carbonitrile

Apart from the methyl group of the methoxy fragment, the title compound, C15H12N2O, is almost planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.045 Å); the C atom deviates from the mean plane by 1.216 (1) Å. In the crystal, π–π stacking [shortest centroid–centroid separation = 3.4652 (10) Å] and C—H...π interactions occur