title: (2-Chloro-phen-yl)(diphenyl-phosphor-yl)methanol.
abstract: The title compound, C(19)H(16)ClO(2)P, was obtained by the reaction of diphenyl-phosphine oxide with 2-chloro-benzaldehyde. The mol-ecule has a tetra-hedral structure at the P atom. The dihedral angle between the phenyl rings attached to the P atom is 80.4 (1)°. The mol-ecules are linked together by inter-molecular O-H⋯O and C-H⋯O hydrogen-bonding inter-actrions. The crystal studied was an inversion twin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Yichun University, Yichun 336000, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wan-Yun
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Huo