N-Benzyl-3-benzylideneisoindolin-1-one

The title compound, C₂₂H₁₇NO, is formed by the palladium-catalyzed reaction between N-benzyl-o-iodobenzamide and phenylacetylene. The molecules contain three planar parts, namely the isoindolinone moiety (A) and the phenyl rings of the benzyl and benzylidene groups (B and C), and display the Z configuration. Rings B and C are inclined by 14.9 (1)° with respect to each other and are approximately orthogonal to the isoindolinone moiety A; the dihedral angles A/B and A/C are 98.23 (4) and 111.08 (3)°, respectively.

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