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Published on: September 26, 2016
Tetra-phenyl-glycolide tetra-hydro-furan monosolvate
Lubabalo Ndima1, Eric Cyriel Hosten1, Richard Betz1
1Nelson Mandela University, Summerstrand Campus, Department of Chemistry, University Way, Summerstrand, PO Box 77000, Port Elizabeth, 6031, South Africa.
Abstract:
The title compound, C28H20O4·C4H4O, is the cyclic ester anhydride of benzilic acid. A disordered solvent mol-ecule is present in the structure. The asymmetric unit contains half the acid-derived mol-ecule. C-H⋯O contacts connect the constituents of the title compound into a three-dimensional network.
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