tetraphenylmethanes

A form of tetraphenylmethane — An organic compound consisting of a methane core with four phenyl substituents.

Scrabble 32

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of tetraphenylmethane

    In this family of halo-substituted tetraphenylmethanes with S4or pseudo-S4-symmetry, the molecules exhibit similar columnar packing in the solid state.

    1998, Weber, E, Design of organic solids, Berlin; New York : Springer, page 63
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