title: Crystal structure of dibenzoyl diselenide.
abstract: C14H10O2Se2 is monoclinic, P2(1)/c. The unit-cell dimensions at 293 K are a = 12.795(2), b = 12.126(2), c = 9.0179(13)A, beta = 107.074(6)degrees, V = 1337.5(3)A3, and Z = 4. The R value is 0.048 for 2319 observed reflections. The dihedral angle between the plane C4-C7(O2)-Se1 and C9-C8(O1)-Se2 is 85.6(2)degrees, keeping the Se atom unshared electron pairs in a more stable configuration with the rest of the molecule. The packing in the crystal is entirely due to van der Waals forces.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, I.P.N. Prolongación Carpióy Plan de Ayala 11340, México D.F., México
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Martínez Ramos
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soriano-García
authors.forename: Gerardo Aguirre
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Hernández