title: (E)-3-(4-Methyl-phen-yl)-1-(4-nitro-phenyl)prop-2-en-1-one.
abstract: The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C(16)H(13)NO(3), contains two independent mol-ecules related approximately by a pseudo-twofold rotation axis. The dihedral angle between the nitro-benzene and methyl-phenyl rings is 42.18 (6)° in one mol-ecule and 12.97 (6)° in the other. In both mol-ecules, the nitro group is slightly twisted away from the attached benzene ring. In the crystal structure, the mol-ecules are stacked along the b axis and are linked via C-H⋯O and C-H⋯π inter-actions.
authors.forename: Hoong-Kun
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Fun
authors.forename: Suchada
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chantrapromma
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.forename: E Deepak
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: D'Silva
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Dharmaprakash