title: 3-(3-Nitro-benz-yl)-4H-chromen-4-one.
abstract: In the title compound, C16H11NO4, the dihedral angle between the 10-membered coplanar chromone ring system and the benzene ring is 77.83 (3)°. In the crystal, weak C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the mol-ecules into a three-dimensional network.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X54001, Durban 4000, South Africa.
authors.forename: Kaalin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gopaul
authors.forename: Neil Anthony
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Koorbanally
authors.forename: Mahidansha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shaikh
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Deresh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ramjugernath