title: 3,4-Diphenyl-2,5-bis-(trimethyl-silyl)cyclo-penta-dienone.
abstract: In the title compound, C(23)H(28)OSi(2), the five-membered ring is essentially planar and the phenyl rings are oriented with respect to the mean plane of this ring by 56.01 (3) and 56.68 (4)°.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Shimo-okubo, Saitama City, Saitama 338-8570, Japan.
authors.forename: Masaichi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ito