Acta Cryst. (2007). E63, o3954  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536807042304 ]

2,6-Bis[2-(4-benzyloxyphenyl)ethyl]biphenyl

S. C. Moratti, J. Simpson and S. M. Tierney

Abstract: The title compound, C₄₂H₃₈O₂, comprises a biphenyl system linked symmetrically at the 2- and 6-positions via two ethanediyl chains to two benzyloxyphenyl units. Both the ethanediyl and the benzyl ether linkages in the molecule are trans in the solid state, reinforcing the probability of a re-entrant structure. The rings of the biphenyl are inclined at 85.34 (8)° to one another. In the crystal structure, molecules form centrosymmetric dimers through C-HO hydrogen bonds and are further linked into a three-dimensional network by a series of C-H interactions.

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