title: (1E,3E)-1,4-Bis(4-meth-oxy-phen-yl)buta-1,3-diene.
abstract: The title compound, C(18)H(18)O(2), which exhibits blue emission in the solid state, is an inter-mediate in the preparation of liquid crystals and polymers. The mol-ecule is located on an inversion centre. In the crystal, mol-ecules are arranged in a herringbone motif.
authors.forename: Gopinathan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Narayan
authors.forename: Nigam P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Rath
authors.forename: Suresh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Das