Triphenylmethyl chloride

Triphenylmethyl chloride
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 1,1′,1′′-(Chloromethanetriyl)tribenzene
	Other names (Chloromethanetriyl)tribenzene; [Chloro(diphenyl)methyl]benzene
Identifiers
CAS Number	76-83-5 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	17344583 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.000.898
PubChem CID	6456;
UNII	1D9GZ8QQXN ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID3052511 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C19H15Cl.C10H10.C8H8/c20-19(16-10-4-1-5-11-16,17-12-6-2-7-13-17)18-14-8-3-9-15-18;1-3-9-5-7-10(4-2)8-6-9;1-2-8-6-4-3-5-7-8/h1-15H;3-8H,1-2H2;2-7H,1H2 Key: TXMWQDFQVWGFTQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
	SMILES C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(C2=CC=CC=C2)(C3=CC=CC=C3)Cl;
Properties
Chemical formula	C19H15Cl
Molar mass	278.7754 g/mol
Appearance	white to yellow solid
Density	1.141 g/cm3
Melting point	109 to 112 °C (228 to 234 °F; 382 to 385 K)
Boiling point	230 °C (446 °F; 503 K) (at 20 mmHg) and 374.3 °C (at 760 mmHg)
Solubility	soluble in chloroform, benzene, acetone, ether, THF, hexane
Hazards
Flash point	177.9 °C (352.2 °F; 451.0 K)
Safety data sheet (SDS)	Corvine Chemicals MSDS
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Triphenylmethyl chloride or trityl chloride (TrCl) is a white solid with the chemical formula C₁₉H₁₅Cl. It is an alkyl halide, sometimes used to introduce the trityl protecting group.