Bis{2-[(Triphenylmethyl)amino]phenyl} diselenide acetonitrile monosolvate

Abstract

The mol­ecular structure of the title compound, C50H40N2Se2·C2H3N, shows a syn conformation of the benzene rings bound to the Se atoms, with an Se—Se bond length of 2.3529 (6) Å and a C—Se—Se—C torsion angle of 93.53 (14)°. The two Se-bonded aromatic ring planes make a dihedral angle of 18.42 (16)°. Intra­molecular N—H⋯Se hydrogen bonds are noted. Inter­molecular C—H⋯Se inter­actions give rise to supra­molecular chains extended along [100]. One severely disordered aceto­nitrile solvent mol­ecule per asymmetric unit was treated with SQUEEZE in PLATON [Spek (2009 ▶). Acta Cryst. D65, 148–155]; the crystal data take the presence of this mol­ecule into account.