title: 2-Oxo-2-phenyl-ethyl benzoate.
abstract: In the title compound, C(15)H(12)O(3), the terminal phenyl rings make a dihedral angle of 86.09 (9)° with each other. In the crystal, a pair of inter-molecular C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the mol-ecules, forming a dimer with an R(2) (2)(10) ring motif.
authors.forename: Hoong-Kun
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Fun
authors.forename: Suhana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arshad
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Garudachari
authors.forename: Arun M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Isloor
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Satyanarayan