diphenylmethane
Also known as 1,1'-methylenebisbenzene, benzylbenzene, (phenylmethyl)benzene, alpha-phenyltoluene, 1,1'-dimethylenebis(benzene), ditan
Diphenylmethane is an organic compound with the formula (often abbreviated ). The compound consists of methane wherein two hydrogen atoms are replaced by two phenyl groups. It is a white solid.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C13H12
- Molecular weight
- 168.23 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- benzylbenzene
- SMILES
- C1=CC=C(C=C1)CC2=CC=CC=C2
- InChIKey
- CZZYITDELCSZES-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 4.1
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Article
4 sectionsContents
- Synthesis
- Reactivity of the C-H bond
- See also
- References
Diphenylmethane is an organic compound with the formula (often abbreviated ). The compound consists of methane wherein two hydrogen atoms are replaced by two phenyl groups. It is a white solid.
Diphenylmethane is a common skeleton in organic chemistry. The diphenylmethyl group is also known as benzhydryl.