Crystal structure of 5-benzoyl-2,4-diphenyl-4,5-dihydrofuran-3-carbonitrile

In the title compound, C24H17NO2, the carbonyl O atom of the benzoyl group is cis with respect to the furanyl O atom, and the associated O—C—C—O torsion angle is 4.62 (19)°. The puckering of the dihydrofuran ring is close to twisted (4T5), with parameters Q = 0.1856 (16) Å and φ = 313.5 (5)°. Molecules are interconnected via a C—H...N and a C—H...O hydrogen bond, leading to layers parallel to the (200) plane and characterized by R44(28) and R44(36) graph-set motifs. The furan O atom does not participate in intermolecular hydrogen bonding. The crystal lattice encompasses a solvent-accessible void of 24.7 (8) Å3