4-Hydroxy-4,4-diphenylbutan-2-one

Abstract

The molecules of the title compound, C16H16O2, display an intramolecular O—H...O hydrogen bond between the hydroxyl donor and the ketone acceptor. Intermolecular C—H...π interactions connect adjacent molecules into chains that propagate parallel to the ac diagonal. The chains are arranged in sheets, and molecules in adjacent sheets interact via intermolecular O—H...O hydrogen bonds.