In the title compound, C28H27NO3, the cyclo-hexa-none and isoxazole rings have envelope conformations, with the methyl-ene and spiro C atoms as the flaps, respectively. The mean plane of the isoxazole ring is inclined slightly to the p-tolyl ring, making a dihedral angle of 14.20 (9)°, and is nearly perpendicular to the mean plane through the tetra-lone moiety and to the meth-oxy-phenyl ring [dihedral angles = 83.41 (8) and 72.12 (9)°, respectively]. The crystal packing is stabilized mainly by van der Waals forces.
Keywords: crystal structure; isoxazole; tetralone.