title: Racemic (1,4-dioxan-2-yl)diphenylmethanol.
abstract: The title compound, C(17)H(18)O(3), prepared by microwave irradiation of benzophenone and dioxane, crystallizes in a racemic mixture that forms one-dimensional chains via strong hydrogen bonding of the hydroxy group to the adjacent symmetry-generated 1,4-dioxan-2-yl group; the O-H···O distance is 1.99 (3) Å and the O-H···O angle is 160 (2)°.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.
authors.forename: Tomi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hsiao
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Buchanan
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Mashuta