Triphenylethanol, or 1,1,2-triphenylethanol, is an
organic compound
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with a
condensed structural formula
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of , and is related to
triphenylethylene
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, from which it can be prepared by
hydration Hydration may refer to:
* Hydrate, a substance that contains water
* Hydration enthalpy, energy released through hydrating a substance
* Hydration reaction, a chemical addition reaction where a hydroxyl group and proton are added to a compound
* ...
. It is the
structural analog
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of two
drug
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s, the never-marketed
antiestrogen
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ethamoxytriphetol
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(MER-25)
and the withdrawn
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triparanol
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,
as both contain the 1,1,2-triphenylethanol
moiety
Moiety may refer to:
Chemistry
* Moiety (chemistry), a part or functional group of a molecule
** Moiety conservation, conservation of a subgroup in a chemical species
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* Moiety (kinship), either of two groups into which a society is ...
within their structure.
There are three
isomer
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Iso ...
ic compounds with a "triphenylethanol" structure:
* 1,1,2-triphenylethanol;
* 1,2,2-triphenylethanol, with a condensed structural formula of , which exists as a pair of
enantiomer
In chemistry, an enantiomer ( /ɪˈnænti.əmər, ɛ-, -oʊ-/ ''ih-NAN-tee-ə-mər''; from Ancient Greek ἐνάντιος ''(enántios)'' 'opposite', and μέρος ''(méros)'' 'part') – also called optical isomer, antipode, or optical ant ...
s; and,
* 2,2,2-triphenylethanol, with a condensed structural formula of .
References
Tertiary alcohols
Phenyl compounds
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