Crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of phenyl(5,7,8a-triphenyl-1,2,3,7,8,8a-hexahydroimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-6-yl)methanone with an unknown solvent

In the title compound, C32H28N2O, the imidazolidine and pyridine rings of the central hexahydroimidazo[1,2-a]pyridine ring system adopt envelope and screw-boat conformations, respectively. The molecule exhibits two weak intramolecular π–π interactions between phenyl rings. In the crystal, molecules are linked via pairs of C—H... O hydrogen bonds, forming inversion dimers. The dimers are further linked by pairs of C—H...π interactions, forming infinite chains along the c-axis direction. A Hirshfeld surface analysis indicates that the most important contributions to the crystal packing are from H...H (73.4%), C...H/H...C (18.8%) and O...H/H...O (5.7%) contacts. The contribution of some disordered solvent to the scattering was removed using the SQUEEZE routine [Spek (2015). Acta Cryst. C71, 9–18] in PLATON. The solvent contribution was not included in the reported molecular weight and density.