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1,2-Diphenylethane

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Also known as Dibenzyl, diphenylethane, (2-Phenylethyl)benzene, Bibenzyl, sym-Diphenylethane, dihydrostilbene

Bibenzyl is the organic compound with the formula (C6H5CH2)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.

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Bibenzyl is the organic compound with the formula (C6H5CH2)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.

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