title: 8-(Biphenyl-4-yl)-8-hydroxy-penta-cyclo-[5.4.0.0.0.0]undecan-11-one ethyl-ene ketal.
abstract: The title compound, C(25)H(24)O(3), synthesized as a potential chiral catalyst, exhibits a range of C-C bond lengths in the penta-cyclo-undecane cage between 1.5144 (18) and 1.5856 (16) Å. The two benzene rings are not planar with respect to each other, but rather are twisted at a torsion angle of 34.67 (17)°. The mol-ecule has an intra-molecular O-H⋯O inter-action and participates in two C-H⋯O inter-molecular inter-actions to form a one-dimensional chain.
authors.forename: Grant A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Boyle
authors.forename: Thavendran
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Govender
authors.forename: Hendrik G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Kruger
authors.forename: Glenn E M
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Maguire