title: 4-Oxo-2,4-diphenyl-butane-nitrile.
abstract: The title mol-ecule, C(16)H(13)NO, is twisted, the dihedral angle between the terminal phenyl rings being 68.40 (6)°. In the crystal, C-H⋯O and C-H⋯N inter-actions lead to supra-molecular layers in the bc plane.
authors.forename: Alaa A-M
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Abdel-Aziz
authors.forename: Adel S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: El-Azab
authors.forename: Seik Weng
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Edward R T
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Tiekink