Summary A convenient method for the preparation of triarylmethyl acetates has been described. a-Napthyl-diphenyl-methyl acetate, di-a-napthyl-phenylmethyl ace- tate, and the corresponding triarylmethyl amines have been prepared and described. ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN ... [CONTRIBUTION PROM THE DEPARTMENT OB CHEMICAL RESEARCH, PARKE, DAVIS AND COXPANY, NO. 311 TETRA-ALKYL-SUCCINIMIDES AND THEIR PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION