3-Phenylisoquinolin-1(2H)-one

The title compound, C15H11NO, consists of a planar isoquinolinone group to which a phenyl ring is attached in a twisted fashion [dihedral angle = 39.44 (4)°]. The crystal packing is dominated by intermolecular N—H⋯O and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds which define centrosymmetric dimeric entitities.