Abstract
The title compound, 2-(2-cyano-2-ethoxycarbonylethyl)-8-quinolinol (I), C15H14N2O3, crystallizes in the triclinic system, space group P1 with cell constants: a = 5.9476(5), b = 9.9004(5), c = 12.3459(4)Å, α = 68.468(9), β = 82.168(14), γ = 89.144(15)°, V = 669.44(7)Å3, Z = 2. 2-(2,2-Dicyanovinyl)-8-quinolinol (II), C13H7N3O, crystallizes in the triclinic system, space group P1 with a = 7.040(4), b = 8.131(5), c = 10.198(5)Å, α = 97.01(2), β = 108.93(3), γ = 102.45(2)°, V = 527.4(5)Å3, Z = 2. The structure of II adopts a planar conformation.