5-Fluoro-3-(1H-indol-3-ylmeth-yl)-1H-indole.

The title compound, C(17)H(13)FN(2), was synthesized as a potential ligand for the construction of metal-organic frameworks. The two indole motifs present two potential coordination modes. It crystallizes in the ortho-rhom-bic system with space group P2(1)2(1)2(1). The dihedral angle between the fused ring systems is 68.77†(10)°. Weak F⋯H inter-actions are observed in the crystal.