N-Benzyl-N-(2-methoxyphenyl)cyclohex-1-enecarboxamide.
The title amide, C(21)H(23)NO(2), (I), does not photocyclize in the solid state. The methoxy group is involved in intermolecular steric interactions and so prevents the rotation of the N-phenyl group in the crystal.
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Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, Hiyoshi 3-14-1, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan.
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