title: Crystal structure of 3-(2-nitro-phen-yl)-1-(1-phenyl-sulfonyl-1H-indol-3-yl)propan-1-one.
abstract: In the title compound, C23H18N2O5S, the phenyl and benzene rings subtend dihedral angles of 78.18 (10) and 30.18 (9)°, respectively, with the indole ring system (r.m.s. deviation = 0.022 Å). The crystal structure features weak C-H⋯O and C-H⋯π inter-actions, which link the mol-ecules into a three-dimensional network.
authors.affiliation: Research and Development Centre, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 641 046, India ; Department of Chemistry, Pallavan College of Engineering, Kanchipuram 631 502, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Umadevi
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai 600 025, India.
authors.forename: Potharaju
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Raju
authors.affiliation: Department of Sciences, Chemistry and Materials Research Lab, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Ettimadai, Coimbatore 641 112, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yamuna
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Madras, Guindy Campus, Chennai 600 025, India.
authors.forename: Arasambattu K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Mohanakrishnan
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, CPCL Polytechnic College, Chennai 600 068, India.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chakkaravarthi
keywords: C—H⋯π inter­actions; crystal structure; hydrogen bonding; indole