In the title compound, C(13)H(8)N(2)O(2), prepared from furfuryl alcohol and 4-nitro-phthalonitrile in the presence of potassium carbonate in dimethyl-formamide, the furan and benzene rings are oriented at a dihedral angle of 53.45 (9)°. In the crystal, weak C-H⋯O and C-H⋯N hydrogen bonds link the mol-ecules into a three-dimensional network.