title: r-2,c-6-Di-phenyl-piperidine.
abstract: In the title compound, C17H19N, the piperidine ring adopts a chair conformation. The phenyl rings substituted at the 2- and 6-positions of the piperidine ring subtend dihedral angles of 81.04 (7) and 81.10 (7)° with the best plane of the piperidine ring. The crystal packing features C-H⋯π inter-actions.
authors.affiliation: Centre of Advanced Study in Crystallography and Biophysics, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai 600 025, India.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Maheshwaran
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Government Arts College (Autonomous), Coimbatore 641 018, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abdul Basheer
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Government Arts College (Autonomous), Coimbatore 641 018, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akila
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Government Arts College (Autonomous), Coimbatore 641 018, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ponnuswamy
authors.affiliation: Centre of Advanced Study in Crystallography and Biophysics, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai 600 025, India.
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Ponnuswamy