2,7-Dimethoxy-1,8-bis(4-phenoxybenzoyl)naphthalene

In the title molecule {systematic name: [2,7-dimethoxy-8-(4-phenoxybenzoyl)naphthalen-1-yl](4-phenoxyphenyl)methanone}, C38H28O6, the 4-phenoxybenzoyl units adopt a syn orientation with respect to the naphthalene ring system. The internal benzene rings, A and B, make dihedral angles of 86.72 (5) and 79.22 (5)° with the naphthalene ring system. The two terminal benzene rings, C and D, of the 4-phenoxybenzoyl groups are twisted with respect to benzene rings A and B, with dihedral angles of A/C = 62.72 (8) and B/D = 87.61 (6)°. In the crystal, H atoms in the naphthalene system make two types of intermolecular C—H...O interactions with the carbonyl O atom and the phenyl etheral O atom of neighbouring molecules. Molecules are further linked by C—H...π interactions involving a H atom of terminal benzene ring D and the π-system of the internal benzene ring A, forming dimers centered about an inversion center.