Crystal structure of benzyl 2-naphthyl ether, a sensitiser for thermal paper

The title compound [systematic name: 2-(benz­yloxy)naphthalene], C17H14O, which is used as a sensitiser for thermal paper, has a twisted conformation with a dihedral angle of 48.71 (12)° between the phenyl ring and the naphthyl ring system. In the crystal, one mol­ecule inter­acts with six neighbouring mol­ecules via inter­molecular C—H⋯π inter­actions to form a herringbone mol­ecular arrangement.