(E)-1-(4-Chlorophenyl)-3-[4-(dimethylamino)phenyl]prop-2-en-1-one

The title compound, C17H16ClNO, was synthesized using a solvent-free method by reaction of 4-(dimethylamino)benzaldehyde with 4-chloroacetophenone and NaOH. The chlorophenyl ring makes a dihedral angle of 18.1 (3)° with the central propenone unit, while the (dimethylamino)phenyl group is disordered over two orientations of equal occupancies, which make dihedral angles with the central propenone unit of 32.9 (3) and 57.4 (3)°, respectively.