4-Ethoxycarbonyl-3-hydroxy-3-phenylcyclohexanone.

The title compound, ethyl 2-hydroxy-4-oxo-2-phenylcyclohexanecarboxylate, C(15)H(18)O(4), was obtained by a Michael-Aldol condensation and has the cyclohexanone in a chair conformation. The attached hydroxy, ethoxycarbonyl and phenyl groups are disposed in beta-axial, beta-equatorial and alpha-equatorial configurations, respectively. An intermolecular hydrogen bond, with an O.O distance of 2.874 (2) A, links the OH group and the ring carbonyl. Weak intermolecular C-H.O=C (ester and ketone), O-H.O=C (ketone) and C-H.OH hydrogen bonds exist.

2-(4-Methoxyphenylazo)-4-phenylphenol

The crystal structure of the title compound, C(19)H(16)N(2)O(2), displays a trans configuration of the azo moiety, which forms an intramolecular O-H.N=N hydrogen bond. The H.N and O.N distances are 1.81 (3) and 2.581 (4) A, respectively. The azobenzene moiety is approximately planar, and has a dihedral angle of ca 23 degrees with the substituted phenyl group.