(E)-1,2-Bis(4-methyl­phen­yl)ethane-1,2-dione

In the mol­ecule of the title compound, C(16)H(14)O(2), a substituted benzil, the dicarbonyl unit has an s-trans conformation. This conformation is substanti­ated by the O—C—C—O torsion angle of 108.16 (15)°. The dihedral angle between the two aromatic rings is 72.00 (6)°. In the crystal structure, neighbouring mol­ecules are linked together by weak inter­molecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and weak inter­molecular C—H⋯π inter­actions. In addition, the crystal structure is further stabilized by inter­molecular π–π inter­actions with centroid–centroid distances in the range 3.6000 (8)–3.8341 (8) Å.