title: 3-Benzyl-isochroman-1-one.
abstract: In the mol-ecule of the title compound, C(16)H(14)O(2), the aromatic rings are oriented at a dihedral angle of 78.49 (3)°. The heterocyclic ring adopts a twist conformation. In the crystal structure, inter-molecular C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the mol-ecules into chains along the c axis.
authors.forename: Tariq Mahmood
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Babar
authors.forename: Ghulam
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Qadeer
authors.forename: Nasim Hasan
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Rama
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Khawar Rauf
authors.forename: Wai-Yeung
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Wong