The title mol-ecule, C(12)H(12)N(2)O(3)S, is composed of two individually planar units, viz. 5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl-sulfanyl and ethyl acetate, which are oriented at almost right angles [80.07 (8)°] with respect to each other. The structure is stabilized by weak inter-molecular C-H⋯O and C-H⋯N hydrogen bonds. The phenyl and oxadiazole rings show π-π stacking inter-actions [centroid-centr...

The title compound, C(13)H(11)N(3)O, a potential chemotherapeutic agent, contains a essential planar [maximum deviation = 0.0144 (14) Å] quinoline moiety. The quinoline ring system and the five-membered heterocycle form a dihedral angle of 7.81 (6)°. In the crystal, inter-molecular non-classical C-H⋯N hydrogen bonding is present.