Triphenylmethyl Chloride
Synonyms: [Chloro(diphenyl)methyl]benzene;1,1’,1’’-(chloromethylidyne)tris-benzen;1,1’,1’’(-Chloromethylidyne)trisben-zene;chlorotriphenyl-methan;Methane, chlorotriphenyl-;alpha-chlorotriphenylmethane;CHLOROTRIPHENYLMETHANE;BENZENE, 1,1',1''-(CHLOROMETHYLIDYNE)TRIS-
CAS: 76-83-5
MF: C19H15Cl
MW: 278.78
EINECS: 200-986-4
Melting point 109-112 °C(lit.)
Boiling point 230-235 °C20 mm Hg(lit.)
Fp 230-235°C/20mm
storage temp. Store under Nitrogen
solubility chloroform: 0.1 g/mL, clear
Water Solubility Insoluble in water. Soluble in chloroform, hexane, benzene, ether, acetone and tetrahydrofuran.
Sensitive Lachrymatory
Chemical Properties White to yellow solid
Usage Trityl Chloride is an alkyl halide commonly used in organic synthesis to introduce the trityl protecting group. Trityl Chloride is used in the preparation of S-trityl-L-cysteine (STLC), a tight-bindin g inhibitor of Eg5 that prevents mitotic progression.
Usage amine, alcohol, thiol protecting reagent