(E)-N-Benzyl-2-cyano-3-phenylacrylamide

Abstract

In the title compound, C17H14N2O, the N-benzylformamide and phenyl groups are located on the opposite sides of the C=C bond, showing an E configuration; the terminal phenyl rings are twisted to each other at a dihedral angle of 63.61 (7)°. Intermolecular classical N - H⋯N and weak C - H⋯O hydrogen bonds occur in the crystal structure.