Crystal structure of dimethyl 3,3′-[(4-chloro­phen­yl)methyl­ene]bis­(1H-indole-2-carboxyl­ate)

In the title compound, C(27)H(21)ClN(2)O(4), the mean planes of the two indole ring systems (r.m.s. deviations = 0.021 and 0.024 Å) are approximately perpendicular to one another, with a dihedral angle of 79.54 (12)°. The benzene ring is twisted with respect to the mean planes of the two indole ring systems at angles of 80.14 (15) and 86.30 (15)°. In the crystal, mol­ecules are linked by N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming inversion dimers with an R (2) (2)(18) ring motif. The dimers are linked by a further N—H⋯O hydrogen bond, forming chains along [100]. There are intra- and inter­molecular C—H⋯π inter­actions present, the latter linking the chains to form a three-dimensional supra­molecular structure.