%0 Journal Article %T (2E,6E)-2,6-Bis(4-ethoxybenzylidene)cyclohexanone %A Xiaopeng Shi %A Shuqin Li %A Zhenzhen Liu %J Acta Crystallographica Section E %D 2008 %I International Union of Crystallography %R 10.1107/s1600536808034272 %X The title compound, C24H26O3, was prepared by the condensation reaction of 4-ethoxybenzaldehyde with cyclohexanone. The molecule has crystallographic mirror symmetry and exhibits a butterfly-shaped geometry, with a dihedral angle of 5.46 (1)¡ã between the two benzene rings. Weak intermolecular C¡ªH...¦Ð interactions help stabilize the crystal structure. %U http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536808034272