title: Methyl 3-(4-methoxy-benzo-yl)propionate.
abstract: The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C(12)H(14)O(3), contains two independent mol-ecules, in which the benzene rings are oriented at a dihedral angle of 72.08 (3)°. In the crystal structure, inter-molecular C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the mol-ecules into centrosymmetric dimers. There are also C-H⋯π contacts between aromatic CH groups and the benzene rings.
authors.forename: Sajid
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Ghulam
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Qadeer
authors.forename: Nasim Hasan
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Rama
authors.forename: Wai-Yeung
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Wong