title: Crystal structure of 3-[(2-acetyl-phen-oxy)carbon-yl]benzoic acid.
abstract: In the title compound, C16H12O5, synthesized from isopthaloyl chloride and 2'-hy-droxy-aceto-phenone, the dihedral angle between the planes of the aromatic rings is 71.37 (9)°. In the crystal, carb-oxy-lic acid inversion dimers generate R 2 (2)(8) loops. The dimers are linked by C-H⋯O inter-actions, generating (101) sheets.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, University of Malakand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shoaib
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, University of Malakand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, University of Malakand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Syed Wadood Ali
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Muhammad Nawaz
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Tahir
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, University of Malakand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Shafi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ullah
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy, University of Malakand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ayaz
keywords: 2′-hy­droxy­aceto­phenone; 3-[(2-acetyl­phen­oxy)carbon­yl]benzoic acid; crystal structure; hydrogen bonding; isopthaloyl chloride