Synthesis of [(3,4,5‐F3C6H2)(4‐nBuC6H4)2C][HCB11Cl11]: A Much More Soluble Version of the Trityl Cation with Slightly Higher Lewis Acidity

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A new triarylmethyl cation (*Tr+), designed to closely mimic Ph3C+ in reactivity, has been prepared as a [HCB11Cl11]− salt. *Tr+ very slightly exceeds the Lewis acidity of Ph3C+ in chloride and hydride transfer reactions, but possesses two orders of magnitude higher solubility in organic solvents of low polarity.