Bibenzyl
Bibenzyl is the organic compound with the formula 2. It can be viewed as a derivative of ethane in which one phenyl group is bonded to each carbon atom. It is a colorless solid.Occurrences
The compound is the product from the coupling of a pair of benzyl radicals.
Bibenzyl forms the central core of some natural products like dihydrostilbenoids and isoquinoline alkaloids. Marchantins are a family of bis-containing macrocycles.
