1-Acetyl-2-r,6-c-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-3-methyl-1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridin-4-yl acetate

In the title compound, C22H21Cl2NO3, the pyridine ring adopts a half-chair conformation and the 4-chlorophenyl groups occupy axial positions. The 4-chlorophenyl groups are almost perpendicular to the plane of the tetrahydropyridine ring forming dihedral angles 84.62 (6) and 85.55 (5)degrees; the dihedral angle between the two 4-chlorophenyl rings is 12.16 (4)degrees. The crystal structure is stabilized by intermolecular C-H center dot center dot center dot O interactions.