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The asymmetric unit of the title structure, C16H10O3, consists of two
molecules which have similar conformations, Each of the two pentagonal
rings is planar, while the average dihedral angle between the two phe
nyl rings within each molecule is 57.4 degrees. The molecules are held
together by van der Waals forces, with the shortest intermolecular di
stance being 2.914(11) Angstrom for O(3')... C(4)(1/2-x, -y, 1/2+z).