Racemic (1,4-dioxan-2-yl)diphenylmethanol.

The title compound, C(17)H(18)O(3), prepared by microwave irradiation of benzophenone and dioxane, crystallizes in a racemic mixture that forms one-dimensional chains via strong hydrogen bonding of the hydroxy group to the adjacent symmetry-generated 1,4-dioxan-2-yl group; the O-H···O distance is 1.99 (3) Å and the O-H···O angle is 160 (2)°.