Crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of 6-amino-8-(2,6-dichlorophenyl)-1,3,4,8-tetrahydro-2H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidine-7,9-dicarbonitrile

In the molecular structure of the title compound, C16H13Cl2N5, the 1,4-dihydropyridine ring of the 1,3,4,8-tetrahydro-2H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidine ring system adopts a screw-boat conformation, while the 1,3-diazinane ring is puckered. In the crystal, intermolecular N—H...N and C—H...N hydrogen bonds form molecular sheets parallel to the (110) and (\overline{1}10) planes, crossing each other. Adjacent molecules are further linked by C—H...π interactions, which form zigzag chains propagating parallel to [100]. A Hirshfeld surface analysis indicates that the most significant contributions to the crystal packing are from N...H/H...N (28.4%), H...H (24.5%), C...H/H...C (21.4%) and Cl...H/H...Cl (16.1%) contacts.