Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, o2614  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809039488 ]

(4-Hydroxy-2,5-dimethylphenyl)phenylmethanone

R. Moreno-Fuquen, L. J. Valencia, A. R. Kennedy, D. Gilmour and R. H. De Almeida Santos

Abstract: The title compound, C₁₅H₁₄O₂, was obtained by Friedel-Crafts acylation between 2,5-dimethylphenol and benzoyl chloride in the presence of aluminium chloride as a catalyst. The dihedral angle between the benzene rings is 61.95 (4)°. In the crystal, O-HO hydrogen bonding and C-HO weak interactions lead to polymeric C(6), C(8) and C(11) chains along the a, b and c-axis directions, respectively.

Online 3 October 2009

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