(2E)-1-[5-Methyl-1-(4-methyl­phen­yl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl]-3-[4-(piperidin-1-yl)phen­yl]prop-2-en-1-one

Two independent mol­ecules comprise the asymmetric unit of the title compound, C₂₄H₂₆N₄O. The major difference between them is found in the relative orientation of the triazole-bound p-tolyl group which have the opposite sense of twist [N—N—C—C torsion angles = 55.8 (3) and −49.8 (3)°]. The chalcone residue is almost coplanar with the triazole ring [N—C—C—O and C—C—C—C torsion angles = −178.9 (2) and −178.5 (2)°, respectively; cf. 177.9 (3) and 168.5 (3)°, respectively, in the second mol­ecule]. The conformation about each C=C double bond is E and in each case the triazole methyl group is syn to the carbonyl O atom. In the crystal, mol­ecules aggregate into layers parallel to (-113). The first independent mol­ecule self-associates into a layer via C—H...O and C—H...π inter­actions. By contrast, layers comprising the second independent mol­ecule do not feature specific inter­actions between mol­ecules. The global crystal packing comprises alternating layers.