title: (E)-4-(2,5-Dimethoxy-benzyl-idene)-2-phenyl-1,3-oxazol-5(4H)-one.
abstract: The central aza-lactone ring in the title compound, C(18)H(15)NO(4), is planar (r.m.s. deviation 0.05, 0.12 Å) in both independent mol-ecules comprising the asymmetric unit. The benzyl-idene substituent is coplanar with this ring [dihedral angle between the planes = 1.8 (1)° in the first mol-ecule and 2.8 (1)° in the second], as is the phenyl substitutent [dihedral angle between rings = 4.6 (1) and 9.7 (1)°, respectively].
authors.forename: Abdullah Mohamed
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Asiri
authors.forename: Seik Weng
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Ng