title: {[2-Methyl-2-(phen-oxy-meth-yl)propane-1,3-di-yl]bis-(-oxy)}di-benzene.
abstract: The title compound, C23H24O3, was obtained in a one-step (60% yield) synthesis from 1,1,1-tris(hydroxymethyl)ethane. It features a tripodal ligand capable of complexing metal centres. One of the three conformations involving the methyl group, the central C-C bond and the phenoxy substituents is antiperiplanar while the two others are synclinal [the corresponding C-C-C-O torsion angles are -174.6 (1), -53.2 (2) and -47.3 (2)°]. In the crystal, C-H⋯O inter-actions link the molecules into [010] chains.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, PO Box 30002, Almadinah Almunawarrah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Ziad
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Moussa
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, PO Box 30002, Almadinah Almunawarrah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Harbi Tomah
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Al-Masri
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Earth Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, PO Box 2713, Doha, State of Qatar.
authors.forename: Amjed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shraim
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, 31261 Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fettouhi