in benzoic acid. The sheets are further stacked through C—H⋯πinteractions resulting in the formation of a 3D supramolecular network. Hirshfeld surface analysis has also been performed to investigate intermolecular interactions in the solid-state; the most important contributions for the crystal packing are from H⋯H, C⋯H/H⋯C, and O⋯H/H⋯O interactions. Additionally, DFT calculations with the B3LYP/6-311G