The crystal and molecular structure of tetrabenzocyclodecan-1,6-dione
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The crystals belong to the orthorhombic space group C222, with a = 9.226, b = 12.092, c = 16.513 Å, Z = 4. A single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis has shown that the title compound, in which all carbon atoms are sp2 hybridized, exists with the ten membered ring in a slightly twisted tub conformation. The 13C nmr spectrum is also reported.