Diphenylmethane

/ˌdaɪfɛnɪlˈmɛθeɪn/ noun

Definition

A simple organic compound consisting of two phenyl (benzene-based) groups connected by a single methylene (-CH2-) bridge.

Etymology

From di- (two) + phenyl (benzene rings) + methane (the simplest hydrocarbon). First synthesized in the 1850s as a foundational building block for understanding aromatic chemistry.

Kelly Says

Diphenylmethane is the grandfather molecule of an enormous family of useful compounds—change what's attached to that central carbon and you get everything from dyes to pharmaceuticals to polymers.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዲጶንልመትን
di-fen-il-me-tan
ARالعربية
ميثان ثنائي الفينيل
mithan thanai al-feenil
BNবাংলা
ডিফেনিলমেথান
di-fen-il-me-than
CACatalà
Diphenylmetà
di-fen-il-me-ta
CSČeština
Diphenylmethan
di-fen-il-me-than
DADansk
Diphenylmethan
di-fen-il-me-than
DEDeutsch
Diphenylmethan
di-fen-il-me-than
ELΕλληνικά
Διφαινυλμεθάνιο
di-fen-il-me-than-io
ESEspañol
dimetilbenceno
di-me-til-ben-se-no
FAفارسی
دیفنिल متان
di-fen-il-me-tan
FISuomi
Diphenylmetaan
di-fen-il-me-taan
FRFrançais
méthane diphénylé
me-tan di-fe-ni-le
GUGU
ડાયફેનિલમેથેન
dai-fen-il-me-than
HAHA
Diphenylmethane
di-fen-il-me-than
HEעברית
דיפנילמתן
di-fen-il-me-tan
HIहिन्दी
डाइफेनिलमेथेन
dai-fen-il-me-then
HUMagyar
Diphenylmethan
di-fen-il-me-than
IDBahasa Indonesia
Diphenylmethane
di-fen-il-me-tan
IGIG
Diphenylmethane
di-fen-il-me-tan
ITItaliano
dimetilbenzene
di-me-til-ben-ze-ne
JA日本語
ジフェニルメタン
ji-feni-ru-me-tan
KKKK
Дифенилметан
di-fen-il-me-tan
KMKM
ឌីហ្វីនីលមេថាន
di-fen-il-me-than
KO한국어
디페닐메탄
di-pe-nil-me-tan
MRMR
डायफेनिलमेथेन
dai-fen-il-me-than
MSBahasa Melayu
Diphenylmethane
di-fen-il-me-tan
MYမြန်မာ
ဒီဖီနယ်မက်ထိန်း
di-fen-el-me-than
NLNederlands
Diphenylmethaan
di-fen-il-me-taan
NONorsk
Diphenylmethan
di-fen-il-me-than
PAPA
ਡਾਈਫ਼ੇਨਿਲਮੈਥੇਨ
dai-fen-il-me-than
PLPolski
Diphenylmetan
di-fen-il-me-tan
PTPortuguês
dimetilbenzeno
di-me-til-ben-ze-no
RORomână
Diphenylmethană
di-fen-il-me-than-ah
RUРусский
Дифенилметан
di-fen-il-me-tan
SVSvenska
Diphenylmethan
di-fen-il-me-than
SWKiswahili
Diphenylmethane
di-fen-il-me-tan
TAதமிழ்
டைபீனில்மேத்தேன்
tai-pee-nil-me-than
TEతెలుగు
డిఫెనిల్మెథేన్
di-fen-il-me-than
THไทย
ไดฟีเนนิลเมทan
dai-fi-nen-il-me-tan
TLTL
Diphenylmethane
di-fen-il-me-tan
TRTürkçe
Diphenylmetan
di-fen-il-me-tan
UKУкраїнська
Дифенилметан
di-fen-il-me-tan
URاردو
ڈائی فینل میتھین
dai-fen-il-me-than
VITiếng Việt
Diphenylmethane
di-fen-il-me-tan
YOYO
Diphenylmethane
di-fen-il-me-tan
ZH中文
二苯基甲烷
èr fēng jī jiǎo huán
ZUZU
Diphenylmethane
di-fen-il-me-tan

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