title: Diphenyl-methyl benzoate.
abstract: In the title mol-ecule, C20H16O2, the dihedral angle between the phenyl rings of the diphenyl-methyl group is 68.3 (2)°. The benzoate group is essentially planar, with a maximum deviation of 0.017 (2) Å for the carbonyl O atom, and the two phenyl rings are twisted by 27.5 (4) and 85.6 (9)° from this plane. In the crystal, weak C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link mol-ecules along [100].
authors.affiliation: Department of Studies in Chemistry, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore 570 006, India.
authors.forename: Manpreet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.forename: Jerry P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Jasinski
authors.forename: Amanda C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Keeley
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Yathirajan
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Siddegowda