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Synthesis Reference(s)

Tetrahedron Letters, 6, p. 525, 1965 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)89991-8

InChI:InChI=1/C14H13Cl/c1-11-7-9-13(10-8-11)14(15)12-5-3-2-4-6-12/h2-10,14H,1H3

Upstream product

• 1517-63-1 4-methylphenyl(phenyl)methanol 
• 134-84-9 4-Methylbenzophenone 
• 1393825-92-7 C₃₇H₃₇N₄⁽¹⁺⁾*Cl^(1-) 
• 116664-91-6 4-(Phenyl-p-tolyl-methoxy)-benzonitrile 
• 7647-01-0 hydrogenchloride 

Downstream Products

• 170459-31-1 phenyl-p-tolylmethyl isocyanate 
• 7364-22-9 1-phenyl-1-(4-methylphenyl)methyl methyl ether 
• 116664-91-6 4-(Phenyl-p-tolyl-methoxy)-benzonitrile 
• 102434-96-8 3-Chlor-3-methyl-1-(4-methylphenyl)-1-phenylbutan 
• 220322-74-7 1-methyl-4-(1-phenylbut-3-en-1-yl)benzene 
• 128854-12-6 4-methoxy-N-[phenyl(p-tolyl)methyl]aniline 
• 620-83-7 1-methyl-4-(phenylmethyl)benzene 
• 1517-63-1 4-methylphenyl(phenyl)methanol 
• 35620-67-8 1,1-dimethyl-2-[[(p-methyl-α-phenylbenzyl)oxy]methyl]piperidinium bromide 
• 68240-63-1 1-(p-Methylbenzhydryl)piperazine 
• 1225289-76-8 4-methylbenzhydryldimethylsulfonium triflate 

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