N-(tert-Butyl)-2-(2-nitrophenyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-3-amine

In the title compound, C17H18N4O2, the dihedral angle between the pyridine and benzene rings is 55.68 (11)°. In the crystal, N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds link the mol­ecules into [010] chains.