Crystal structure of 4,4′-dimethoxy-2,2′-bipyridine

In the title compound, C12H12N2O2, the dihedral angle between the planes of the two pyridine rings is 5.8 (1)°. Neighbouring molecules are linked via C(Me)—H...N interactions, generating a two-dimensional sheet structure; C—H...π interactions further link the molecules into a three-dimensional network. An overlapped arrangement of parallel pyridine rings in neighbouring molecules [centroid-to-centroid distance = 3.6655 (15) Å] is observed in the crystal structure