title: Bis(2-hy-droxy-phen-yl)methanone.
abstract: In the title compound, C(13)H(10)O(3), a benzophenone derivative, the least-squares planes defined by the C atoms of the 2-hy-droxy-phenyl rings inter-sect at an angle of 45.49 (3)°. The substituents on the aromatic systems are both orientated towards the central O atom. Intra- as well as inter-molecular O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds are observed, the latter giving rise to the formation of centrosymmetric dimers. The closest centroid-centroid distance between two π-systems is 3.7934 (7) Å.
authors.affiliation: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Summerstrand Campus, Department of Chemistry, University Way, Summerstrand, PO Box 77000, Port Elizabeth 6031,  South Africa.
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authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Betz
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gerber
authors.forename: Henk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schalekamp
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