1,1′-(p-Phenylenedimethylene)dipiperidin-4-one

In the molecule of the title compound, C18H24N2O2, the piperidine rings are in chair conformations. The crystal structure is stabilized by intermolecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonding. There are neither C—H⋯π nor π–π interactions in the structure.

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