2-[4-(Morpholin-4-ylmeth-yl)phen-yl]benzonitrile

Crystal structure of 3-(morpholin-4-yl)-1-phenyl-3-(pyridin-2-yl)propan-1-one

In the title compound C₁₈H₂₀N₂O₂, the morpholine ring adopts a chair conformation with the exocyclic N—C bond in an equatorial orientation. The N atom of the morpholine ring and the C atom of the carbonyl group are in an anti conformation about the central C—C bond [torsion angle = −162.92 (11)°] and the dihedral angle between the planes of the benzene ring and the pyridine ring is 83.30 (5)°. In the crystal, pairs of very weak C—H⋯π inter­actions link the mol­ecules into inversion dimers.