4-Oxo-2,4-diphenylbutanenitrile

The title molecule, C16H13NO, is twisted, the dihedral angle between the terminal phenyl rings being 68.40 (6)°. In the crystal, C—H...O and C—H...N interactions lead to supramolecular layers in the bc plane.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Edward R. T. Tiekink, Seik Weng Ng, Alaa A.-M. Abdel-Aziz, Adel S. El-Azab
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Union of Crystallography 2012-03-01
Series:Acta Crystallographica Section E
Online Access:http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536812006137