Crystal structure and Hirshfeld analysis of diethyl (2E,2′E)-3,3′-[1-(8-phenylisoquinolin-1-yl)-1H-indole-2,7-diyl]diacrylate

The molecule of title compound, C33H28N2O4, comprises an indole unit (A), an isoquinoline moiety (B) and a benzene ring (C). The dihedral angles between these groups are A/B = 57.47 (1), A/C = 18.48 (1) and B/C = 57.97 (1) °. The ethyl acrylate group at the 2-position is nearly co-planar with the indole unit [3.81 (2)°], while that at the 7-position is distinctly non-coplanar [52.64 (1)°]. Intramolecular π–π interactions between the indole unit and benzene ring help to establish the clip-shaped conformation of the molecule. In the crystal, the molecules are assembled into two-dimensional layers via C—H...O hydrogen bonds, π–π and C—H...π interactions. Hirshfeld surface analysis illustrates that the greatest contributions are from H...H (63.2%), C...H/H...C (15.4%) and O...H/H...O (14.8%) contacts. The terminal C2H5 group of one of the ethyl acrylate side chains is disordered over two positions of equal occupancy