title: 3-(3-Bromo-benz-yl)isoquinolin-1(2H)-one.
abstract: In the title compound, C(16)H(12)BrNO, the ring systems subtend an inter-planar dihedral angle of 75.95 (3)°. In the crystal packing, mol-ecules are linked to form centrosymmetric pairs by pairs of classical N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.
authors.forename: Farukh Iftakhar
authors.initials: FI
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Tariq Mahmood
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Babar
authors.forename: Nasim Hasan
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Rama
authors.forename: Peter G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Jones