title: (2E)-1-(2,4-Dimethyl-quinolin-3-yl)-3-phenyl-prop-2-en-1-one.
abstract: Two independent mol-ecules comprise the asymmetric unit of the title compound, C20H17NO, which differ in the orientation of the terminal phenyl ring with respect to the quinoline ring [the dihedral angles are 75.72 (11) and 84.53 (12)° for the two mol-ecules]. The conformation about each of the ethyl-ene bonds [1.329 (3) and 1.318 (3) Å] is E. The crystal structure features a combination of C-H⋯N, C-H⋯π and π-π contacts [inter-centroid between the phenyl ring and the quinoline benzene ring is 3.6024 (19) Å], generating a three-dimensional network.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, BITS, Pilani-K. K. Birla Goa Campus, Goa 403 726, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Prasath
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bhavana
authors.forename: Seik Weng
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Edward R T
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Tiekink