triphenylformazan

noun

tri·​phenyl·​formazan

(¦)trī¦fenᵊl,

-fēn-+

: a red insoluble compound C₆H₅N=NC(C₆H₅)=NNHC₆H₅ obtained by reaction of benzaldehyde phenylhydrazone with benzenediazonium chloride or by reduction of triphenyltetrazolium chloride

Word History

Etymology

triphenyl- + formazan

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