5-Methoxycarbonyl-6-methyl-4-phenyl-3,4-dihydro-2(1H)-pyridone

Crystals of the title compound, C₁₄H₁₅NO₃ are stabilized by intermolecular hydrogen bonds between the NH group and one O atom of the carbonyl group. The six-membered ring adopts a twist conformation and the lactone ring a planar conformation.

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