Acta Cryst. (2012). E68, o1154  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536812011579 ]

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

A. M. Asiri, H. M. Faidallah, T. R. Sobahi, S. W. Ng and E. R. T. Tiekink

Abstract: In the title compound, C₁₇H₁₃NO₂, the benzene ring is twisted slightly out of the plane of the oxazole ring to which it is attached [dihedral angle = 7.98 (8)°]. Similarly, there is a twist [dihedral angle = 5.50 (8)°] between the oxazole and phenyl rings that are linked via the C=C bond [1.348 (2) Å]; the conformation about the latter is Z. In the crystal, the presence of C-HO, C-H and - interactions [centroid-centroid distance = 3.5259 (9) Å] link the molecules into a three-dimensional architecture.

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