[1] Triphenylmethyl hexafluorophosphate is a brown powder that hydrolyzes readily to triphenylmethanol.

It is used as a catalyst and reagent in organic syntheses.

[2] Triphenylmethyl hexafluorophosphate can be prepared by combining silver hexafluorophosphate with triphenylmethyl chloride:[3] A second method involves protonolysis of triphenylmethanol:[4] Triphenylmethyl hexafluorophosphate readily hydrolyzes, in a reaction that is the reverse of one of its syntheses:[5] Triphenylmethyl hexafluorophosphate has been used for abstracting hydride (H−) from organic compounds.

Treatment of metal-alkene and diene complexes one can generate allyl and pentadienyl complexes, respectively.

[2] Triphenylmethyl perchlorate is a common substitute for triphenylmethyl hexafluorophosphate.