Acta Cryst. (2002). E58, o1301-o1303  [ doi:10.1107/S160053680201930X ]

1,5-Diphenylpent-4-ene-1,3-dione

A. F. Arrieta and A. Mostad

Abstract: The title molecule, C₁₇H₁₄O₂, exists in the enolized form and displays a strong asymmetric intramolecular hydrogen bond. The structure supports the hypothesis that the conjugation in the molecule is a determining factor for the position of the enol H atom.

Online 31 October 2002

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