(E)-Methyl 2-[(1,3-dioxoisoindolin-2-yl)methyl]-3-phenylacrylate

Abstract

In the title compound, C19H15NO4, the isoindole ring system is essentially planar [maximum deviation = 0.011 (1) Å] and is oriented at a dihedral angle of 75.7 (1)° with respect to the phenyl ring. The molecular conformation is stabilized by an intramolecular C—H...O hydrogen bond. The crystal packing is stabilized by C—H...O hydrogen bonds, which generate zigzag chains along the a axis. The crystal packing is further stabilized by a C—H...π interaction.