title: (Z)-Ethyl 2-benzyl-idene-3-oxobutano-ate.
abstract: The title mol-ecule, C(13)H(14)O(3), adopts a Z conformation about the C=C double bond. In the crystal, weak inter-molecular C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds with phenyl -CH atoms functioning as donors and the carbonyl O atom of an ester group as acceptor are observed.
authors.affiliation: Baku State University, Z. Khalilov St. 23, Baku AZ-1148, Azerbaijan.
authors.forename: Arif I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Ismiyev