Crystal structure of 4-(1H-indol-3-yl)-2-(4-meth­oxy­phen­yl)-6-phenyl­pyridine-3-carbo­nitrile

In the title compound, C(27)H(19)N(3)O, the dihedral angles between the plane of the pyridine ring and those of the indole (r.m.s. deviation = 0.018 Å), phenyl and meth­oxy­benzene substituents are 33.60 (6), 25.28 (7) and 49.31 (7)°, respectively. The N atom of the carbo­nitrile group is significantly displaced [0.288 (2) Å] from the plane of the pyridine ring, perhaps due to steric crowding. In the crystal, inversion dimers linked by pairs of N—H⋯N(n) (n = nitrile) hydrogen bonds generate R (2) (2)(16) loops. Aromatic π–π stacking [centroid–centroid separation = 3.6906 (7) Å] and very weak C—H⋯π inter­actions are also observed".