has specified product has specified reactant aldehyde organic aromatic compound diarylmethane molecular dehydration reaction molecular skeleton joining reaction Baeyer diarylmethane synthesis 2021-12-16T12:54:23Z A Friedel-Crafts type reaction proceeding via electrophilic aromatic substitution. RXNO RXNO:0000691 Synthesis of diarylmethane derivatives using an aldehyde and an aromatic compound at low temperature in an acidic medium.