Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, o297  [ doi:10.1107/S160053680804405X ]

(2S)-1,1-Dichloro-2-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(4-chlorophenyl)ethane

T. Cantillana and L. Eriksson

Abstract: The title compound, C₁₄H₁₀Cl₄, is easily crystallized while the other enantiomorph only forms an oil upon crystallization attempts. The title compound has a considerably higher density, 1.562 Mg m^-3 compared to the racemic substance, 1.514 Mg m^-3. This is supported by the fact there are two intermolecular halogen-halogen contacts in the title compound compared with only one the racemic compound. The dihedral angle between the two phenyl rings is 76.83 (5)°

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