1-(3-Mesityl-3-methylcyclobutyl)-2-(Piperidin1-yl)ethanone

Abstract

In the title compound, C<inf>21</inf>H<inf>31</inf>NO, the cyclobutane ring is puckered, with a dihedral angle of 25.74 (6)°. The mesityl and 2-N-piperidino-l-oxoethyl groups are in cis positions. The piperidine fragment adopts a chair conformation. Intermolecular C - H⋯O interactions involving the piperidine CH group and the keto O atom lead to the formation of dimers, and intermolecular C - H⋯π interactions involving the cyclobutane CH group and the benzene ring are responsible for the formation of a two-dimensional network. © 2005 International Union of Crystallography Printed in Great Britain - all rights reserved.