3-(5-Nitro-2-furyl)-1-phenylprop-2-yn-1-one

In the title compound, C13H7NO4, the 2-furyl ring is essentially planar, with a maximum deviation of 0.004 (1) angstrom. It is inclined at an angle of 11.69 (4)degrees to the benzene ring. The nitro group is slightly twisted out of the plane of the 2-furyl ring, with a dihedral angle of 5.72 (8)degrees. There is a short O center dot center dot center dot C contact of 2.8562 (8) angstrom (symmetry code: -x, -y, 2 - z). In the crystal packing, molecules are linked via a pair of intermolecular C-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bonds, giving rise to an R-2(2)(10) ring motif. Molecules are further linked into two-dimensional networks parallel to [100] via other intermolecular C-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bonds. The crystal structure is consolidated by C-H center dot center dot center dot pi interactions.