N-Benzoyl-N-(2-pyridylcarbonyl)benzamide

Abstract

The molecule of the title compound, C20H14N2O3, a tertiary amine with one 2-pyridylcarbonyl and two benzamide substituents, is shaped like a propeller. In the crystal structure, molecules related by a center of symmetry are linked by C—H...O hydrogen bonds to form dimers. These dimers are linked by two further translationally related C—H...O hydrogen bonds and a C—H...π interaction, forming chains extending in the a-axis direction.