triphenylcarbinol

noun

tri·​phenyl·​carbinol

"+

: a crystalline alcohol (C₆H₅)₃COH made by reaction of methyl benzoate or benzophenone with phenyl-magnesium bromide and converted by acetyl chloride or hydrogen chloride into triphenylmethyl chloride compare triphenylmethyl

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary triphenyl- + carbinol

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