Racemic (1,4‐dioxan‐2‐yl)diphenylmethanol

The title compound, C₁₇H₁₈O₃, 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)°.