N,N′-Bis(3-methyl­phen­yl)propane­diamide

The mol­ecular structure of the title compound, C(17)H(18)N(2)O(2), is symmetrical around the central C atom. The two halves of the mol­ecule are related by a twofold rotation axis. In each half of the mol­ecule, the structure is stabilized by intra­molecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. Furthermore, each amide group is almost coplanar with the adjacent benzene ring [dihedral angle is 9.2 (2)°]. The planes of the amide groups are inclined at an angle of 68.5 (1)°, while the two benzene rings make a dihedral angle of 70.40 (3)°. In the crystal, mol­ecules are linked by inter­molecular N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds into chains running along the c axis. Neighbouring chains are weakly coupled by π–π stacking inter­actions [centroid–centroid distance = 3.7952 (8) Å].