Methyl 2,6-diphenyl-1-p-tolyl-4-(p-tolylamino)-1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridine-3-carboxylate

Abstract

In the title compound, C33H32N2O2, the tetrahydropyridine ring adopts a boat conformation with the carbonyl group in an s-cis conformation with respect to the C=C bond of the six-membered tetrahydropyridine ring. The molecular conformation is stabilized by intramolecular N—H...O, C—H...O and C—H...π interactions. Formation of centrosymmetric head-to-head dimers is observed through pairwise intermolecular N—H...O hydrogen bonds. Additional weak C—H...O and C—H...π interactions stabilize the three-dimensional molecular assembly.