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Organic Chem, Triphenyl Methanol.

Chemundergrad - 10-10-2012 at 06:37

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

ScienceSquirrel - 10-10-2012 at 06:57

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triphenylmethanol

Chemundergrad - 10-10-2012 at 07:12

Thankyou for the reply, and just want to state I realise I have missed a + charge on the second resonance form.

unionised - 10-10-2012 at 12:19

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbocation
might help too.

Chemundergrad - 12-10-2012 at 15:10

Thanks both of you for the help, I guess I was along the right track minus the added resonance form.