title: 1,1'-(p-Phenyl-enedimethyl-ene)dipiperidin-4-one.
abstract: In the mol-ecule of the title compound, C(18)H(24)N(2)O(2), the piperidine rings are in chair conformations. The crystal structure is stabilized by inter-molecular C-H⋯O hydrogen bonding. There are neither C-H⋯π nor π-π inter-actions in the structure.
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authors.lastname: Vijayakumar
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authors.lastname: Rajesh
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authors.lastname: Suresh
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authors.lastname: Narasimhamurthy
authors.forename: P L Nilantha
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authors.lastname: Lakshman