Abstract
The molecule of the title compound, C
11H
8BrN
3O, is close to planar (r.m.s. deviation of all 16 non-H atoms = 0.103 Å), a conformation stabilized by an intramolecular N-H

N hydrogen bond, which generates an
S(5) ring. In the crystal structure, supramolecular chains mediated by C-H

O contacts (along
a) are linked into a double layer
via N

Br halogen bonds [3.207 (5) Å] and C-Br

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interactions [Br

ring centroid(pyrazine) = 3.446 (3) Å]. The layers stack along the
b axis
via weak
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interactions [ring centroid(pyrazine)

ring centroid(benzene) distance = 3.803 (4) Å].
Keywords: None
Document Type: Research Article
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/
10.1107/S1600536810039036Publication date: 1 de Janeiro de 2010