Tetraphenylethylene

Tetraphenylethylene is a chemical compound that can be used in construction and in the manufacture of medical equipment, packaging, and electrical appliances.

Tetraphenylethylene
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
1,1',1'',1'''-(Ethene-1,1,2,2-tetrayl)tetrabenzene
Other names
1,1,2,2-Tetraphenylethene
Tetraphenylethene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
789087
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.010.164
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]
Hazards
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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Infobox references

Synthesis

Tetraphenylethylene can be synthesized from diphenyldichloromethane.[3]

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.


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