title: 5-(2-Phenyl-ethyn-yl)isobenzofuran-1,3-dione.
abstract: The title compound, C(16)H(8)O(3), was synthesized by the Pd-coupling reaction of phenyl-acetyl-ene with 4-bromo-phthalic anhydride. The phenyl and isobenzofurane rings are nearly coplanar, forming a dihedral angle of 6.70 (10)°. In the crystal structure, centrosymmetrically related mol-ecules are linked into dimers by C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.
authors.forename: Mei-Jia
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Men
authors.forename: Xiao-Yan
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Shi-Xu
authors.initials: SX
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.forename: Guo-Wei
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Gao