%0 Journal Article %T 4-Anilino-1-benzylpiperidine-4-carbonitrile %A Kiran K. Allam %A Frank R. Fronczek %A M. Gra£¿a H. Vicente %J Acta Crystallographica Section E %D 2008 %I International Union of Crystallography %R 10.1107/s1600536808009136 %X The title molecule, C19H21N3, an important precursor in the synthesis of porphyrin¨Cfentanyl conjugates, has its piperidine ring in the chair conformation, with endocyclic torsion-angle magnitudes in the range 53.26 (8)¨C60.63 (9)¡ã. The C[triple-bond]N group is axial, while the CH2Ph and NHPh groups are equatorial. The NH group does not engage in strong hydrogen bonding, but forms an intermolecular N¡ªH...N interaction. %U http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536808009136