4‐Phenyl‐3,5‐bis(2‐pyridyl)‐4H‐1,2,4‐triazole

In the title compound, C₁₈H₁₃N₅, the two pyridyl rings form dihedral angles of 32.7 (2) and 30.1 (2)° with the triazole ring. The most favoured orientation of the pyridyl rings is that with their N atoms on opposite sides of the triazole ring directed towards the phenyl ring. π–π‐Stacking interactions involving pyridyl rings are observed along the a axis at a perpendicular distance of 3.670 (3) Å. This arrangement is further stabilized by weak intermolecular C—H?N hydrogen bonds.