Thesis (M.S.)--Boston University / The following new compounds were prepared by adaptations of standard methods: p-neopentylphenyldiphenyl carbinol, di-p-neopentylphenylphenyl carbinol, tri-p-neopentylphenyl carbinol, m-neopentylphenyldiphenyl carbinol, and di-m-neopentylphenylphenylmethyl chloride. The preparation of tri-m-neopentylphenyl carbinol was attempted unsuccessfully. Other compounds prepared for the first time as intermediates in these preparations are o- and p-nitroneopentylbenzene, o- and p-aminoneopentylbenzene, o-acetaminoneopentylbenzene, m-bromoneopentylbenzene, 3,5-di-bromoneopentylbenzene, 3-bromo-4-acetaminoneopentylbenzene, 3-bromo-4-aminoneopentylbenzene, p-bromoneopentylbenzene, p,p'-dineopentylbiphenyl, and ethyl-p-neopentylphenyldiphenylmethyl ether. [TRUNCATED]