Infinite ladder‐like chains organized into a three‐dimensional zigzag supramolecular architecture in 9‐deazahypoxanthine

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C₆H₅N₃O, consists of discrete molecules of 9‐deazahypoxanthine [systematic name: 3H‐pyrrolo[3,2‐d]pyrimidin‐4(5H)‐one]. The structure displays N—H...O hydrogen bonding, connecting the molecules into centrosymmetric dimers. These dimers are then connected by N—H...N hydrogen bonds into a ladder‐like chain along the c axis. The secondary structure is stabilized by weak noncovalent contacts of the C—H...O and C—H...C types, as well as by π–π stacking interactions, which organize the structure into a zigzag architecture.