1-Ethyl-2-phenyl-3-[2-(tri­methyl­sil­yl)ethyn­yl]-1H-indole

The title compound, C₂₁H₂₃NSi, was synthesized by Sonogashira-type reaction of 1-ethyl-3-iodo-2-phenyl-1H-indole with tri­methyl­silyl­acetyl­ene. The indole ring system is nearly planar [maximum atomic deviation = 0.0244 (15) Å] and is oriented at a dihedral angle of 51.48 (4)° with respect to the phenyl ring. The supramolecular aggregation is completed by weak C—H...π inter­actions of the methylene and phenyl groups with the benzene and pyrrole rings of the indole ring system. The methyl groups of the tri­methyl­silyl unit are equally disordered over two sets of sites.