(E)-2-Cyano-3-[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]-N-phenylprop-2-enamide

In the title compound, C18H17N3O, the dihedral angle between the phenyl and benzene rings is 11.22 (14)°. Apart from the methyl H atoms, the molecule is close to planar, with a maximum deviation of 0.145 (3) Å. Intramolecular C—H...O and C—H...N interactions occur. In the crystal, inversion dimers linked by pairs of N—H...N hydrogen bonds occur, resulting in an R22(12) ring motif. Further C—H...N and C—H...O bonds generate R12(7) and R22(22) motifs and a C—H...π interaction also occurs