Triphenylcarbinol( or triphenylmethanol) gets its phenyl groups from phenylmagnesium bromide.
Synthesis of triphenylcarbinol:
A typical laboratory experiment for demonstrating the Grignard reaction is the synthesis of triphenylmethanol using methyl benzoate, benzophenone, and phenylmagnesium bromide. Diethyl carbonate is a possible starting material.
Characteristics:
An organic substance is a triphenylmethanol. It is a white, crystalline substance that dissolves well in alcohol, diethyl ether, and benzene but not in water or petroleum ether. Due to the creation of a persistent "trityl" carbocation, it generates a bright yellow hue in very acidic solutions. Important dyes include several triphenylmethanol derivatives.
Triphenylmethanol has a core tetrahedral carbon atom, three phenyls (Ph) rings, and an alcohol group attached to it. With lengths of around 1.47Å for all three C-Ph bonds and 1.42Å for the C-O link, these connections are characteristic of sp3-sp2 carbon-carbon bonds.
Three neighboring phenyl groups give off specific qualities that are reflected in the alcohol's reactivity.
