title: Phenyl naphthalene-2-sulfonate.
abstract: In the crystal structure of the title compound, C(16)H(12)O(3)S, the dihedral angle between the naphthalene ring system and the phenyl ring is 65.21 (3)°. The mol-ecules are linked by inter-molecular C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a chain along the a axis. The chains are connected through weak C-H⋯π inter-actions.
authors.forename: Jasmine P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Vennila
authors.forename: Helen P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Kavitha
authors.forename: D John
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Thiruvadigal
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Manivannan