title: Dimethyl 3,3'-[(4,5-dicyano-1,2-phenyl-ene)bis-(-oxy)]dibenzoate.
abstract: In the title compound, C(24)H(16)N(2)O(6), the dihedral angles between the central 4,5-dicyano-1,2-phenyl-ene unit [maximum deviation from planarity = 0.014 (4) Å] and the pendant benzene rings are 73.62 (5) and 84.08 (6)°.
authors.affiliation: Marine College, Shandong University at Weihai, Weihai 264209,  People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Chongxi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang