In the title compound, C28H18N2O5, the dihedral angle between the terminal benzoate rings is 20.67 (12)°. The central oxadiazole ring is almost coplanar with its two benzene ring substituents, making dihedral angles of 4.80 (16) and 5.82 (16)°. In the crystal, pairs of C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds form inversion dimers with R 2 (2)(40) ring motifs. The structure also features C-H⋯O, C-H⋯π and π-π inter-actions [centroid-centroid separation = 3.695 (4) Å].