C14H17NO3, monoclinic, P21/n (no. 14), a = 11.1445(7) Å, b = 8.5442(5) Å, c = 14.2503(8) Å, β = 97.5684(11)°, V = 1345.10(14) Å3, Z = 4, Rgt(F) = 0.0668, wRref(F2) = 0.1680, T = 296(2) K.

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We report an unprecedented multicomponent reaction of acetoacetanilide with malononitrile leading to a structurally novel bicyclic product (9) in a high yield. The structure has been confirmed by X-ray crystallography and comparative Hirshfeld surface analysis of 5-cyano-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-N-phenyl-4-(yridine-4-yl)-6-(thiophen-2-yl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyran-3-carboxamide 2, 5-cyano-2-hydroxy-2-methyl-6-oxo-N-phenyl-4-(thiophen-2-yl)piperidine-3-carboxamide 4 and 2-(8-amino-7,8a-dicyano-1-imino-4a-methyl-3-oxo-2-phenyl-1,3,4,4a,5,8a-hexahydroisoquinolin-6(2H)-ylidene)-N-phenylacetamide 9.

In the molecular structure of the title compound, C16H13Cl2N5, the 1,4-dihydropyridine ring of the 1,3,4,8-tetrahydro-2H-pyrido[1,2-a]pyrimidine ring system adopts a screw-boat conformation, while the 1,3-diazinane ring is puckered. In the crystal, intermolecular N—H...N and C—H...N hydrogen bonds form molecular sheets parallel to the (110) and (\overline{1}10) planes, crossing each other. Adjacent molecules are further linked by C—H...π interactions, which form zigzag chains propagating parallel to [100]. A Hirshfeld surface analysis indicates that the most significant contributions to the crystal packing are from N...H/H...N (28.4%), H...H (24.5%), C...H/H...C (21.4%) and Cl...H/H...Cl (16.1%) contacts.

In the title compound, C25H20O2, the central cyclohexenone ring adopts an envelope conformation. The mean plane of the cyclohexenone ring makes dihedral angles of 87.66 (11) and 23.76 (12)°, respectively, with the two attached phenyl rings, while it is inclined by 69.55 (11)° to the phenyl ring of the benzoyl group. In the crystal, the molecules are linked by C—H...O and C—H...π interactions, forming a three-dimensional network.