2-Chloro-1,2-diphenyl-ethanone (desyl chloride).

ABSTRACT: The title compound, C(14)H(11)ClO, is a racemic derivative of benzoin. Its carbonyl group adopts a nearly eclipsed conformation with the Cl substituent characterized by a dihedral angle of 17.5 (2)°. The closest intermolecular π-π contact is 4.258 (1) Å.

SUBMITTER: Betz R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3089139 | biostudies-literature | 2011 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature