Quinoline-2-carbonitrile

In the title compound, C10H6N2, the molecule is almost planar, with an r.m.s. deviation of 0.014 Å. The dihedral angle between the aromatic rings is 1.28 (16)°. In the crystal, molecules are stacked along the a axis by way of weak aromatic π–π stacking interactions between the benzene and pyridine rings of adjacent molecules [centroid–centroid separation = 3.7943 (19) Å]