Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, o842  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809010216 ]

4-(2-Methoxybenzylidene)-2-phenyl-1,3-oxazol-5(4H)-one

A. M. Asiri, M. Akkurt, I. U. Khan and M. N. Arshad

Abstract: The title molecule, C₁₇H₁₃NO₃, adopts a Z configuration about the central olefinic bond. The 2-phenyl ring is almost coplanar with the plane of the oxazolone ring system, making a dihedral angle of 2.03 (11)°. The crystal structure is stabilized by - interactions between the oxazolone ring and phenyl ring of a neighbouring molecule [centroid-centroid distance = 3.550 (3)Å], and by two weak intermolecular C-H interactions. In addition, the crystal structure exhibits one weak intramolecular C-HN hydrogen bond.

Online 25 March 2009

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