(3E,5E)-1-Benzyl-3,5-bis(2-fluorobenzylidene)piperidin-4-one

Abstract

The inversion-related molecules of the title compound, C26H21F2NO, associate into closed dimeric subunits via co-operative C—H...π interactions. Two non-classical C—H...O and one C—H...N intramolecular hydrogen bonds are also found in the crystal structure. The piperidin-4-one ring adopts a sofa conforamtion with the 1-benzyl group in the equatorial position, and the equiplanar fluorophenyl substituents in the 3- and 5-positions stretched out on either side. The 1-benzyl group is disposed towards the substituent in the 6th position of the piperidin-4-one ring. The 3,5-diene units possess E configurations.