Tetraphenylethylene
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Preferred IUPAC name
1,1',1'',1'''-(Ethene-1,1,2,2-tetrayl)tetrabenzene | |
Other names
1,1,2,2-Tetraphenylethene
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3D model (JSmol)
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.010.164 |
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Properties | |
C26H20 | |
Molar mass | 332.446 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | white to light yellow to light beige crystalline powder |
Density | 1.088 g/cm3 |
Melting point | 224 to 225 °C (435 to 437 °F; 497 to 498 K)[1] |
Boiling point | 424 °C (795 °F; 697 K)[2] |
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Flash point | 206.2 °C (403.2 °F; 479.3 K) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Tetraphenylethylene is a chemical compound that can be used in construction[clarification needed] and in the manufacture of medical equipment,[dubious – discuss] packaging, and electrical appliances.[citation needed]
Synthesis
Tetraphenylethylene can be synthesized from diphenyldichloromethane.[3]
References
- ^ Banerjee, Moloy; Susanna J. Emond; Sergey V. Lindeman; Rajendra Rathore (2007). "Practical Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Tetraarylethylenes and Their Application for the Preparation of [Triphenylethylene−Spacer−Triphenylethylene] Triads". The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 72 (21): 8054–8061. doi:10.1021/jo701474y. ISSN 0022-3263. PMID 17880244.
- ^ Lewis, Irwin C.; T. Edstrom (1963). "Thermal Reactivity of Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons". The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 28 (8): 2050–2057. doi:10.1021/jo01043a025. ISSN 0022-3263.
- ^ Inaba, S (1982). "Metallic nickel as a reagent for the coupling of aromatic and benzylic halides". Tetrahedron Letters. 23 (41): 4215–4216. doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)88707-9. ISSN 0040-4039.