The 2-Pyridinemethanol, α,α-diphenyl- is an organic compound with the formula C₁₈H₁₅NO. The IUPAC name of this chemical is Diphenyl(pyridin-2-yl)methanol. With the CAS registry number 19490-90-5, it is also named as Pyridine-2-yl diphenylmethanol. Besides, its molecular weight is 261.32.

The physical properties of 2-Pyridinemethanol, α,α-diphenyl- are: (1)ACD/LogP: 3.10; (2)#H bond acceptors: 2; (3)#H bond donors: 1; (4)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 4; (5)Polar Surface Area: 22.12 Å²; (6)Index of Refraction: 1.626; (7)Molar Refractivity: 79.16 cm³; (8)Molar Volume: 223.5 cm³; (9)Polarizability: 31.38×10^-24 cm³; (10)Surface Tension: 50.3 dyne/cm; (11)Density: 1.169 g/cm³; (12)Flash Point: 210.9 °C; (13)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 71.66 kJ/mol; (14)Boiling Point: 425.2 °C at 760 mmHg; (15)Vapour Pressure: 5.49E-08 mmHg at 25 °C.

Preparation: this chemical can be prepared by 2-(Diphenyltrimethylsiloxymethyl)-pyridine. This reaction will need catalyst pyridinium trifluoroacetate and solvent ethanol. The reaction time is 24 h. The yield is about 96%.

Uses of 2-Pyridinemethanol, α,α-diphenyl-: it can be used to produce α,α'-Diphenyl-2-pyridylazidomethane. It will need reagents NaN₃ and H₂SO₄. The yield is about 80%.

You can still convert the following datas into molecular structure:
(1)SMILES: OC(c1ccccc1)(c2ncccc2)c3ccccc3
(2)InChI: InChI=1/C18H15NO/c20-18(15-9-3-1-4-10-15,16-11-5-2-6-12-16)17-13-7-8-14-19-17/h1-14,20H
(3)InChIKey: IBNTYLTYDKBLRC-UHFFFAOYAW
(4)Std. InChI: InChI=1S/C18H15NO/c20-18(15-9-3-1-4-10-15,16-11-5-2-6-12-16)17-13-7-8-14-19-17/h1-14,20H
(5)Std. InChIKey: IBNTYLTYDKBLRC-UHFFFAOYSA-N