Diphenylmethane

• Benzylbenzene
• Methylendibenzol
• Ditan

Colorless needle-like crystals with a fruity- tangy smell

Antiparasitic agent

Fixed

1.01 g · cm -3

25.2 ° C

264 ° C

15,1 Pa ( 50 ° C)

Insoluble in water ( 14 mg · l-1 at 25 ° C)

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Diphenylmethane is an organic chemical compound selected from the group consisting of aromatic hydrocarbons. It consists of methane in which two hydrogen atoms are replaced by phenyl groups. On the basic structure of the compound are based diphenylmethanes to which some important dyes and drugs are.

Production and representation

Diphenylmethane can be obtained by reaction of benzyl chloride with benzene in the presence of a Lewis acid such as aluminum trichloride.

Properties

Diphenylmethane forming a basic shape of the organic chemistry, which is referred to as a functional group as benzhydryl.

Use

Diphenylmethane is used as a solvent for colors, ink ribbon during printing with disperse dyes, as an additive in jet fuels, and as a fixative for the Seifenparfümierung the odorant industry. Its derivatives, such as hydroxyzine, cetirizine and Captodiam be as drugs ( ATC code: N05BB ) used.