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Usage

Uses

Used in Pharmaceutical Industry:
4-CHLORODIPHENYLMETHANE is used as a key intermediate in the synthesis of various pharmaceutical compounds for its ability to be easily modified and incorporated into complex molecular structures.
Used in Organic Synthesis:
4-CHLORODIPHENYLMETHANE is used as a starting material in organic synthesis for the preparation of a wide range of chemical products, including agrochemicals, dyes, and other specialty chemicals.
Used in Zinc-Catalyzed Benzylic C-H Bond Oxidation:
4-CHLORODIPHENYLMETHANE is used as a substrate in zinc-catalyzed benzylic C-H bond oxidation reactions to produce carbonyl-containing compounds with good yields, which are valuable in the synthesis of various target molecules.

Preparation

4-Chlorodiphenylmethane is produced by reacting p-chlorobenzyl chloride with benzene in the presence of zinc chloride as raw material.

Synthesis Reference(s)

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 26, p. 4817, 1961 DOI: 10.1021/jo01070a010

InChI:InChI=1/C13H11Cl/c14-13-8-6-12(7-9-13)10-11-4-2-1-3-5-11/h1-9H,10H2

Upstream product

• 112-34-5 Diethylene glycol monobutyl ether 
• 55816-27-8 4-chlorobenzophenone hydrazone 
• 38321-18-5 Natrium-[2-(2-butoxy-aethoxy)-aethylat] 
• 101-81-5 Diphenylmethane 
• 104-83-6 1-Chloro-4-(chloromethyl)benzene 
• 71-43-2 benzene 
• 134-85-0 4-chlorobenzophenone 
• 352-12-5 4-chlorobenzyl fluoride 
• 2484-99-3 4-chloro-thiobenzophenone 
• 6008-75-9 2-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-phenyl-1,3-dithiolane 
• 100-39-0 benzyl bromide 
• 108-90-7 chlorobenzene 
• 104-88-1 4-chlorobenzaldehyde 
• 62673-31-8 benzyl(bromo)zinc 

Downstream Products

• 115848-35-6 1-(tert-butyl)-4-(4-chlorobenzyl)benzene 
• 115848-37-8 C₁₇H₁₉Cl 
• 134-85-0 4-chlorobenzophenone 
• 1026082-44-9 1-[4-(4-chlorobenzyl)phenyl]ethan-1-one 
• 106552-28-7 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-1,3-diphenylpropan-1-one 
• 1326231-74-6 1-((4-chlorophenyl)(phenyl)methyl)-1H-benzo[d]imidazole 
• 1393444-67-1 (4-tert-butylphenyl)(4-chlorophenyl)phenylmethane 
• 958-06-5 (+/-)-(4-chlorophenyl)(phenyl)methyl acetate 
• 694457-23-3 1-chloro-4-(1-phenylbut-3-en-1-yl)benzene 
• 258277-20-2 N-tosyl-[(4-chlorophenyl)(phenyl)methyl]amine 
• 847049-46-1 P,P-diphenyl-N-(4-chloro-α-phenylbenzyl)phosphinic amide 
• 23450-31-9 4-benzylbenzonitrile 

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