Benzophenone
Benzophenone (Diphenylmethanone) is a chemical compound used in the synthesis of other chemicals, research chemicals, and pharmaceuticals, such as Diphenylmethanol, Diphenylmethyl Bromide, Adrafinil, Modafinil, and N-Methyl-Modafinil.
Tony: I synthesized N-Methyl-Modafinil by using diphenylmethyl bromide. I reduced diphenylmethanone (Benzophenone) by using aluminum galinstan and dissolved in methylcyclohexane and filtered it, then reacted the diphenylmethanol with hydrobromic acid and zinc chloride catalyst to get diphenylmethyl bromide. I then used it to synthesize N-Methyl-Modafinil by using Sodium Thioglycolate (obtained by reacting Thioglycolic acid and sodium hydroxide.).