The Benzenemethanol, α-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-α-phenyl- is an organic compound with the formula C₁₇H₂₀O. The IUPAC name of this chemical is 2,2-Dimethyl-1,1-diphenylpropan-1-ol. With the CAS registry number 1657-60-9, it is also named as Tert-Butyldiphenyl-Methanol. Besides, its molecular weight is 240.34.

Physical properties about Benzenemethanol, α-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-α-phenyl- are: (1)ACD/LogP: 4.32; (2)ACD/LogD (pH 5.5): 4.32; (3)ACD/LogD (pH 7.4): 4.32; (4)ACD/BCF (pH 5.5): 1128.21; (5)ACD/BCF (pH 7.4): 1128.21; (6)ACD/KOC (pH 5.5): 5327.23; (7)ACD/KOC (pH 7.4): 5327.22; (8)#H bond acceptors: 1; (9)#H bond donors: 1; (10)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 4; (11)Polar Surface Area: 9.23 Å²; (12)Index of Refraction: 1.557; (13)Molar Refractivity: 75.17 cm³; (14)Molar Volume: 233.2 cm³; (15)Polarizability: 29.8×10^-24 cm³; (16)Surface Tension: 38.5 dyne/cm; (17)Density: 1.03 g/cm³; (18)Flash Point: 140.2 °C; (19)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 63.9 kJ/mol; (20)Boiling Point: 360 °C at 760 mmHg; (21)Vapour Pressure: 8.25E-06 mmHg at 25 °C.

Preparation: this chemical can be prepared by 3,3-Dimethyl-butyric acid ethyl ester. The yield is about 70%.

Uses of Benzenemethanol, α-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-α-phenyl-: it can be used to produce (2,2-Dimethyl-1,1-diphenyl-propyl)-methyl ether. It will need reagent H₂SO₄ with reaction time of 14 days. The yield is about 38%.

You can still convert the following datas into molecular structure:
(1)InChI: InChI=1/C17H20O/c1-16(2,3)17(18,14-10-6-4-7-11-14)15-12-8-5-9-13-15/h4-13,18H,1-3H3
(2)InChIKey: YOVSPPKJDDWJML-UHFFFAOYAR
(3)Std. InChI: InChI=1S/C17H20O/c1-16(2,3)17(18,14-10-6-4-7-11-14)15-12-8-5-9-13-15/h4-13,18H,1-3H3
(4)Std. InChIKey: YOVSPPKJDDWJML-UHFFFAOYSA-N