(3E,5E)-3,5-Bis(4-methylbenzylidene)-1-[3-(piperidin-1-yl)propanoyl]piperidin-4-one

Abstract

In the title compound, C29H34N2O2, the central piperidine ring adopts a half-chair conformation, whereas the terminal one adopts a chair conformation. The mean plane of the central piperidine ring [maximum deviation = 0.384 (2) Å] makes dihedral angles of 64.82 (13) and 17.55 (13)° with the benzene rings. In the crystal, molecules are linked into a tape along thebaxisviaC—H...O interactions, generatingR22(20) andR21(6) graph-set motifs. C—H...π interactions are observed between the tapes.