[2,7-Dimethoxy-8-(4-methylbenzoyl)-1-naphthyl](4-methylphenyl)methanone

In the title compound, C28H24O4, the two 4-methylbenzoyl groups at the 1- and 8-positions of the naphthalene ring system are aligned almost antiparallel, the dihedral angle between the two phenyl rings being 9.64 (7)°. The dihedral angles between the two phenyl rings and the naphthalene ring system are 71.82 (6) and 71.58 (6)°. In the crystal, intermolecular C—H...O interactions between the carbonyl oxygen and aromatic hydrogen are observed.