Original scientific paper

Direct Chemical Reduction of Triphenylcarbinol to Triphenylmethane

Maurice M. Kreevoy ; Chemical Dynamics Laboratory, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U .S.A.
David C. Johnston ; Chemical Dynamics Laboratory, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U .S.A.

Abstract

BH3cN- has been found to be a moderately efficient trapping
agent for triphenylmethyl cations, roughly comparable to chloride
ion. Since BH3CN- is moderately resistant to acid hydrolysis, it can
trap triphenylmethyl cations generated by treatment of triphenylcarbinol
with HCl in 25% water - 750/o tetrahydrofuran. A quantitative
yield of triphenylmetharie, based on unrecovered tripheny~carbinol,
can be obtained, but the process is inefficient in its use of
BH3CN- because of the competing hydrolysis.

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Hrčak ID:

197022

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/197022

Publication date:

12.11.1973.

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