Chemundergrad
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Organic Chem, Triphenyl Methanol.
I have a question to do with Triphenyl Methanol reacting with mineral acids, on my lab work at uni. Apparently there is a reactive bright
yellow reactive intermediate. It asked for me to eplain this observation and identify the intermediate.
I was thinking of something alonG the lines of this. Is it possible?
Thanks Alex
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triphenylmethanol
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Thankyou for the reply, and just want to state I realise I have missed a + charge on the second resonance form.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbocation
might help too.
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Thanks both of you for the help, I guess I was along the right track minus the added resonance form.
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