title: 2-Bromo-1-phenyl-ethanone.
abstract: The title compound, C(8)H(7)BrO, is a halogenated derivative of acetophenone. The mol-ecule shows noncrystallographic C(s) symmetry. The intra-cyclic C-C-C angles cover the range 118.8 (2)-120.4 (3)°. In the crystal structure, C-H⋯O contacts connect the mol-ecules into undulating sheets perpendicular to the crystallographic c axis.
authors.affiliation: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Summerstrand Campus, Department of Chemistry, University Way, Summerstrand, PO Box 77000, Port Elizabeth 6031, South Africa.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Betz
authors.forename: Cedric
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McCleland
authors.forename: Harold
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Marchand