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(±)-1-Methyl-1,3,6-Triphenyl-7-(2-Phenylpropenyl)-1, 2-Dihydronaphthalene, Yongqiang Sui, Charles Leslie Barnes, Rainer Glaser

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The crystal structure of the title compound, C₃₈H₃₂, presents a novel framework that combines the functionalities of a 1,6-diarene-substituted 1,2-dihydronaphthalene (DHN) with a 1,4-distyrylbenzene (DSB) to form a crossed bis-diarene. The lamellar crystal structure is held together by arene-arene interactions. While the orientations of the phenyl rings of the DSB units alternate within both the R and the S substructures, the homochiral substructures feature opposing polarity along the long axes of the DHN-based diarenes.