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diphenylmethane
Sign in to saveAlso 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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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 168.094
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- Commons category
- Diphenylmethane
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC=C(C=C1)CC2=CC=CC=C2
- chemical formula
- C₁₃H₁₂
- melting point
- 25.24
- boiling point
- 265.05
- ionization energy
- 8.55
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- Synthesis
- Reactivity of the C-H bond
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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.
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