(2RS)‐5,6:7,8‐Dibenzobi­cyclo­[2.2.2]­octan‐2‐ol

The racemic form of the title secondary monoalcohol, C₁₆H₁₄O, forms crystals in which the mol­ecules are linked into chains by hydrogen bonding. The chain architecture is unusual; adjacent mol­ecules are related pseudosymmetrically, by either a pseudo‐diad or a pseudo‐glide plane, while alternate mol­ecules are related exactly by a crystallographic glide plane.