Triarylmethane Dye
Triarylmethane dyes are synthetic organic compounds containing triphenylmethane backbones. As dyes, these compounds are intensely colored. Many of these dyes undergo reactions in response to acid and base, and thus serve as pH indicators.
As a consequence of their structure, the Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction is a popular method to prepare many of these compounds:
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