2,2′-Dimethyl-4,4′-bipyridine

In the crystal structure of the title compound, C12H12N2, the molecule is twisted around the central C—C bond, with a dihedral angle of 8.32 (5)° between the mean planes of the pyridyl rings. The crystal structure is stabilized by arene stacking interactions, with a distance of 3.81 (1) Å between the ring centroids.