Tetraphenyl butadiene

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Tetraphenyl butadiene
Names
IUPAC name
1,1,4,4-Tetraphenyl-1,3-butadiene
Identifiers
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EC Number
  • CY9040630
  • InChI=1S/C28H22/c1-5-13-23(14-6-1)27(24-15-7-2-8-16-24)21-22-28(25-17-9-3-10-18-25)26-19-11-4-12-20-26/h1-22H checkY
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Properties
C28H22
Molar mass 358.475 g/mol
Appearance white to yellow white needles
Density 1.079g/cm3
Melting point 203.5 °C (398.3 °F; 476.6 K)
Boiling point 556.1 °C (1,033.0 °F; 829.2 K) at 760 mmHg
Solubility soluble in ethanol, benzene, chloroform, acetic acid[1]
Hazards
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamondHealth 2: Intense or continued but not chronic exposure could cause temporary incapacitation or possible residual injury. E.g. chloroformFlammability 0: Will not burn. E.g. waterInstability 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g. liquid nitrogenSpecial hazards (white): no code
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Flash point 289 °C (552 °F; 562 K)
Safety data sheet (SDS) Sigma-Aldrich
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Tetraphenyl butadiene (IUPAC name: 1,1,4,4-tetraphenyl-1,3-butadiene, abbreviated TPB) is an organic chemical compound used as an electroluminescent dye. It glows blue with an emission spectrum peak wavelength at 430 nm,[2] which makes it useful as a wavelength shifter.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Lide, David R. (1998). Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. pp. 3–526. ISBN 0-8493-0594-2.
  2. ^ W. M. Burton and B. A. Powell, "Fluorescence of Theraphenyl-Butadiene in the Vacuum Ultraviolet", Applied Optics, Vol. 12, Issue 1, pp. 87-89 (1973), doi:10.1364/AO.12.000087.
  3. ^ Wise, Donald Lee; Gary E. Wnek; Debra J. Trantolo; Thomas M. Cooper; Joseph D. Gresser (1998). Photonic Polymer Systems. CRC Press. p. 250. ISBN 978-0-8247-0152-9. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
  4. ^ Wernick, Miles N.; John N. Aarsvold (2004). Emission Tomography. Academic Press. p. 374. ISBN 978-0-12-744482-6. Retrieved 2009-06-02.


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