The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C 17 H 14 N 2 O 3 , consists of two independent molecules having distinctly different conformations. The components of the asymmetric unit are connected by an O-HÁ Á ÁN hydrogen bond, with additional O-HÁ Á ÁN hydrogen bonds connecting this assemblage into chains running parallel to the b axis. Intermolecular C-HÁ Á Á(ring) interactions are also present.
Structure descriptionAs a continuation of our studies on substituted 1,5-benzodiazepin-2-one derivatives (Essaghouani et al., 2016;Ballo et al., 2010), we report the synthesis of a new 1,5-benzodiazepin-2-one derivative by the hydrolysis reaction with an aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide of ethyl 2-(2-oxo-4-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-1,5-benzodiazepin-1-yl)acetate in ethanol.The asymmetric unit (Fig. 1) consists of two independent molecules which differ markedly in their conformations. This can be seen, in part, from the puckering parameters for the seven-membered rings. For the ring N1,C1,C6,N2,C7,C8,C9, Q(2) = 0.881 (1) Å , Q(3) = 0.218 (1) Å , '(2) = 203.79 (7) and '(3) = 307.7 (3) with a total puckering amplitude of 0.907 (1) Å , while for the ring N3,C18,C23,N4,C24,C25,C26, the corresponding values are 0.904 (1) Å , 0.234 (1) Å , 25.64 (7) and 125.9 (3) with a total puckering amplitude of 0.934 (1) Å . Additionally, the dihedral angle between the C1-C6 and C12-C17 rings is 72.18 (4) while that between the C18-C22 and C29-C34 rings is 80. 03 (4) .