title: 4,6-Bis(diphenyl-phosphan-yl)dibenzo[b,d]furan.
abstract: The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C(36)H(26)OP(2), comprises two mol-ecules which have slightly different conformations of the phenyl ring substituents. In both mol-ecules, the dibenzofuran unit is close to being planar, with dihedral angles of 3.20 (3) and 1.86 (2)° for the two mol-ecules. Its planarity affects the intra-molecular distances between P atoms, with P⋯P distances of 5.574 (2) and 5.485 (2) Å for the two mol-ecules.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, Private Bag X54001, Durban 4000,  South Africa.
authors.forename: Thashree
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Marimuthu
authors.forename: Holger B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Friedrich
authors.forename: Muhammad D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Bala