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The title compound, C21H14O3, crystallizes with eight independent molecules (A–H) in the asymmetric unit which are arranged in four groups of two molecules each (AB, CD, EF and GH). In each molecule, the pyran-2-one ring is planar (r.m.s. deviations vary from 0.001 to 0.017 Å), while the pyran ring has a screw-boat conformation. In the crystal, molecules stack in two columns, along the [10-1] direction, composed of molecules C, B, E and G, and D, A, F and H. Molecules A and F are linked via C—H...O hydrogen bonds. In addition, there are a number of C—H...π contacts present involving all of the molecules. These interactions result in the formation of a three-dimensional network.