title: (2-Hy-droxy-4-meth-oxy-phen-yl)(2-hy-droxy-phen-yl)methanone.
abstract: The title compound, C(14)H(12)O(4), is an asymmetric substitution product of benzophenone. Both hy-droxy groups are orientated towards the O atom of the keto group. Intra-molecular as well as inter-molecular O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds can be observed in the crystal structure, with the latter connecting the mol-ecules into chains along the crystallographic b axis. C-H⋯O contacts [C⋯O = 3.3297 (18) Å] are also apparent. The closest centroid-centroid distance between two aromatic systems is 4.9186 (9) Å.
authors.affiliation: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Summerstrand Campus, Department of Chemistry, University Way, Summerstrand, PO Box 77000, Port Elizabeth 6031,  South Africa.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
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authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gerber
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hosten
authors.forename: Henk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schalekamp
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