9,10-Bis(phenylethynyl)anthracene, Thermo Scientific Chemicals

As a photochromic material exhibiting chemiluminescence

9,10-Bis(phenylethynyl)anthracene is used as a chemiluminescent fluorophore with high quantum efficiency. It is used in lightsticks as a fluorophor producing ghostly green light. It is also used as a dopant for organic semiconductors in OLEDs. It is used as a reagent for chemiluminescence research. 9,10-Bis(phenylethynyl)anthracene is known to exert fluorescence properties due to its polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon system and it is commonly used as an scintillator additive. 9,10-Bis(phenylethynyl)anthracene was also studied extensively as a fluorescence emitters for peroxyoxalate chemiluminescence.

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Chemical Identifiers

CAS

10075-85-1

Molecular Formula

C30H18

Molecular Weight (g/mol)

378.474

MDL Number

MFCD00012050

InChI Key

ZHBOFZNNPZNWGB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Synonym

9,10-bis phenylethynyl anthracene, 9,10-bis 2-phenylethynyl anthracene, anthracene, 9,10-bis phenylethynyl, bpea, anthracene, 9,10-bis 2-phenylethynyl, bis phcc-anthracene, unii-fc8jdb70dq, 9,10-bis phenylvinyl anthracene, fc8jdb70dq, 9,10-bis-phenylethynyl anthracene

PubChem CID

82338

ChEBI

CHEBI:51675

IUPAC Name

9,10-bis(2-phenylethynyl)anthracene

SMILES

C1=CC=C(C=C1)C#CC2=C3C=CC=CC3=C(C4=CC=CC=C42)C#CC5=CC=CC=C5

Melting Point

254°C to 255°C

Quantity

25 g

Beilstein

1891432

Sensitivity

Light sensitive

Solubility Information

It is insoluble in water but is soluble in most organic solvents such as carbon disulfide,alcohols,benzene,chloroform,and hydronaphthalenes.

Formula Weight

378.47

Physical Form

Crystalline

Chemical Name or Material

9,10-Bis (phenylethynyl)anthracene

Hazard Category

H315-H319-H335

Hazard Statement

GHS H Statement
H315-H319-H335
Causes skin irritation.
Causes serious eye irritation.
May cause respiratory irritation.

Precautionary Statement

P261-P264b-P271-P280-P302+P352-P304+P340-P305+P351+P338-P312-P332+P313-P362-P501c

EINECSNumber

233-210-8

TSCA

Yes

Recommended Storage

Ambient temperatures

SDS

Hazard Category

H315-H319-H335

Hazard Statement

GHS H Statement
H315-H319-H335
Causes skin irritation.
Causes serious eye irritation.
May cause respiratory irritation.

Precautionary Statement

P261-P264b-P271-P280-P302+P352-P304+P340-P305+P351+P338-P312-P332+P313-P362-P501c

EINECSNumber

233-210-8

TSCA

Yes

Recommended Storage

Ambient temperatures

SDS

RUO – Research Use Only