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The title compound, C20H19NO, was prepared from 2,6-lutidine and benzophenone. There are two symmetry-independent molecules in the asymmetric unit. Each molecule is involved in one intramolecular O—H...N hydrogen bond. In the crystal structure, helical chains are formed along the b axis by weak π–π interactions between neighbouring molecules [centroid–centroid distances between the pyridyl rings of the two independent molecules = 4.041 (3) and 4.051 (3) Å].