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organic compounds
The title molecule, C40H30P2, is a dibenzosemibulvalene, derived from the enantioselective photolysis of a dibenzobarrelene derivative, and the absolute configuration has been established: it contains one three-membered, two five-membered and two six-membered rings, and has normal geometry and dimensions.