[3-Benzoyl-2,4-bis(3-nitrophenyl)cyclobutyl](phenyl)methanone

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C30H22N2O6, comprises a half-molecule of the cyclobutane derivative. The least-squares planes defined by the respective C atoms of the aromatic substituents intersect at angles of 76.81 (7) and 89.22 (8)° with the least-squares plane defined by the C atoms of the cyclobutane ring. In the crystal, C—H...O contacts connect the molecules into a three-dimensional network. The shortest centroid–centroid distance between the two different aromatic rings is 3.9601 (8) Å.