In the title compound, C16H18N4O2, the two carbonyl groups are in an antiperiplanar conformation with Action Figures an O=C—C=O torsion angle of 173.86 (17)°.In the crystal, a pair of intermolecular N—H.O hydrogen bonds, forming an R22(10) Mascara ring motif, connect the molecules into an inversion dimer.The dimers are further linked by N—H.
N and C—H.π interactions, forming a zigzag chain along the b axis.