title: (E)-1-(4-Nitro-phen-yl)-3-phenyl-prop-2-en-1-one.
abstract: In the title compound, C(15)H(11)NO(3), the configuration of the keto group with respect to the olefinic double bond is s-cis. The two benzene rings form a dihedral angle of 5.00 (5)°. The mol-ecules are linked into a two-dimensional network parallel to (04) by C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China West Normal University, Nanchong 637002, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Lin-Hai
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Jing