The title mol-ecule, C36H27N3O9, adopts an almost symmetric conformation in which the mean planes of the phthalimido units are inclined at dihedral angles of 81.1 (1), 85.3 (1) and 86.3 (1)° with respect to the plane of the central aromatic ring. The O atoms are involved in intra- and inter-molecular C-H⋯O hydrogen bonding. The crystal structure also features π-π arene inter-actions [minimum ring centroid separation = 3.683 (2) Å]. The present mode of non-covalent interactions leads to a three-dimensional supramolecular architecture.