(1R,2R)-4-Benzoyl-2-benzo­yloxy-1-phenyl­butyl imidazole-1-carboxyl­ate

The title compound, C(28)H(24)N(2)O(5), was prepared from (E)-2-cinnamyl-1,3-diphenyl­propane-1,3-dione using standard Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxy­lation conditions, followed by treatment with 1,1′-carbonyl diimidazole. In the crystal structure, the phenyl rings form inter­molecular face-to-face π–π contacts, with an inter­planar angle of 15.5 (2)° and a centroid–centroid distance of 4.73 (1) Å. One phenyl ring also forms a C—H⋯π contact to an adjacent imidazole ring, with an H⋯centroid distance of 3.18 Å.