In the title compound, C17H14N2O6, the conformation about the C=C double bond [1.345 (2) Å] is E, with the ketone moiety almost coplanar [C—C—C—C torsion angle = 9.5 (2)°] along with the phenyl ring [C—C—C—C = 5.9 (2)°]. The aromatic rings are almost perpendicular to each other [dihedral angle = 86.66 (7)°]. The 4-nitro moiety is approximately coplanar with the benzene ring to which it is attached [O—N—C—C = 4.2 (2)°], whereas the one in the ortho position is twisted [O—N—C—C = 138.28 (13)°]. The molecules associate via C—H⋯O interactions, involving both O atoms from the 2-nitro group, to form a helical supramolecular chain along [010]. Nitro–nitro N⋯O interactions [2.8461 (19) Å] connect the chains into layers that stack along [001].
In the title compound, C19H30O3Si, both rings adopt a half-boat conformation. Overall, the molecule approximates a U-shape as the cyclo-2-ene-1,4-dione and butyldimethylsilyloxy substituents lie to the same side of the central cyclohexene ring; the methyl substituent lies to the other side of the molecule. In the crystal, linear supramolecular chains along the b axis are sustained by C—H⋯O interactions.
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