Abbreviations BnPh, Ph2CH2 Formula C13H12 Density 1.01 g/cm³ | Related compounds Boiling point 264 °C Appearance colourless oil | |
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Diphenylmethane is an organic compound with the formula (C6H5)2CH2. The compound consists of methane wherein two hydrogen atoms are replaced by two phenyl groups. Diphenylmethane forms a common skeleton in organic chemistry; the diphenylmethyl group is also known as benzhydryl.
It is prepared by the Friedel-Crafts alkylation of benzyl chloride with benzene in the presence of a Lewis acid such as aluminium trichloride:
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