triphenylmethane

Definitions

noun A colorless crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon, C₁₉H₁₆, in which phenyl groups replace three of the hydrogen atoms in methane and from which a large number of synthetic dyes are derived by substitution.

noun organic chemistry The hydrocarbon with the chemical formula (C6H5)3CH, a colourless solid soluble in nonpolar organic solvents but not in water.

triphenyl +‎ methane

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In a series of masterly experiments von Baeyer demonstrated several years ago the chemical nature of the phthaleins and showed that, just like the already known rosaniline dyes, they may be classified as derivatives of the hydrocarbon triphenylmethane.

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1905 - Presentation Speech 1966
In recent years - more exactly, from 1900 on - von Baeyer has resumed his work on triphenylmethane, and from this a new conception of the chemical composition of pigments and in general of the connection between the optical properties of organic substances and their interior atomic structure has been to a high degree prepared.

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1905 - Presentation Speech 1966
Munich, he and Otto worked out a new theory of the constitution of the dyes derived from triphenylmethane, proving this by experimental work to be correct.

Emil Fischer - Biography 1966
Hood opens a green Jello Pudding Cup, and says, “Green food coloring, on the other hand, is a petroleum-derived triphenylmethane, nothing natural about it.

Eleventh Hour: Advanced pest control and the trouble with GMOs 2008