2-[2-(Hydroxyethyl)phenoxy]benzoic Acid

The three-dimensional structure of the title compound, C₁₅H₁₄O₄, has been determined. The molecule assumes a skew conformation, the angle between the two phenyl rings being 84.8 (1)°. The carboxylic acid substituent is essentially coplanar with the ring. The molecules are connected by O...O intermolecular hydrogen bonds ranging from 2.6 to 2.9 Å. Distorted bond angles at the substituted phenyl C atoms were observed and they agree with the values reported in the literature for other bridged diphenyls.

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