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In the title isobenzofuranone derivative, C20H15NO2, the planar fused-ring system (r.m.s. deviation for the 10 fitted atoms = 0.031 Å) forms dihedral angles of 63.58 (6) and 63.17 (8)° with the N-bound phenyl rings; the dihedral angle between the planes of these phenyl rings is 85.92 (7)°. In the crystal, molecules are linked by weak C—HO interactions, involving both O atoms, forming helical supramolecular chains along [001].