Acta Cryst. (2005). E61, o4167-o4168  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536805037360 ]

N,N-Dibenzyl-4-(4,4-diphenylbuta-1,3-dienyl)-3-methylaniline

A.-S. Wu, X.-G. Li, D.-S. Xu and S.-R. Wang

Abstract: The title compound, C₃₇H₃₃N, was synthesized by the Wittig-Horner reaction of 4-(N,N-dibenzylamino)-2-methylbenzaldehyde and the phosphonate carbanion, derived from 1,1-diphenyl-3-chloropropylene and triethyl phosphite by the Arbuzov reaction. The butadiene fragment has a planar cisoid conformation, while the two benzyl fragments are almost parallel to each other, forming a dihedral angle of 9.8 (2)°.

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