title: 2-Meth-oxy-3,4-diphenyl-phenol.
abstract: The title compound, C(19)H(16)O(2), was isolated as the major product after the solid-state photochemical reaction of 2-meth-oxy-4,4-diphenyl-cyclo-hexa-2,5-dienone. The dihedral angles between the central ring and pendant benzene rings are 60.76 (6) and 51.64 (6)°. The O-C vector of the meth-oxy group is almost perpendicular to the plane of the central ring as indicated by the C-C-O-C torsion angle of 94.89 (18)°. Hydrogen-bonded dimers are formed in the crystal structure via O-H⋯O inter-actions. The data were collected at room temperature on a Bruker SMART X2S diffractometer in the automated mode and processed manually thereafter.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Ave, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
authors.forename: Ilia A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Guzei
authors.forename: Senthilvelan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Annamalai
authors.forename: Howard E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Zimmerman