title: 2-[(3-Oxo-1-benzofuran-6-yl)-oxy]aceto-nitrile.
abstract: The mol-ecule of the title compound, C11H8O3, is essentially planar [r.m.s. deviation = 0.025 (2) Å]. In the crystal, mol-ecules are stacked along [110] but no short π-π contacts are observed. Weak C-H⋯O inter-actions link the mol-ecules into chains along [101].
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Synthesis and Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, University of Johannesburg (APK Campus), PO Box 524, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, 2006, South Africa.
authors.forename: Henok H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Kinfe
authors.forename: Yonas H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Belay
authors.forename: Zanele H
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Phasha