Crystal structure of 3-(morpholin-4-yl)-1-phenyl-3-(pyridin-2-yl)propan-1-one

In the title compound C18H20N2O2, the morpholine ring adopts a chair conformation with the exocyclic N-C bond in an equatorial orientation. The N atom of the morpholine ring and the C atom of the carbonyl group are in an anti conformation about the central C-C bond [torsion angle = -162.92 (11)°] and the dihedral angle between the planes of the benzene ring and the pyridine ring is 83.30 (5)°. In the crystal, pairs of very weak C-H⋯π inter-actions link the mol-ecules into inversion dimers.