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4-tert-Butylpyridine

98%

Synonym(s):

4-(1,1-Dimethylethyl)pyridine, p-tert-Butylpyridine

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C9H13N
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
135.21
Beilstein:
107594
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

Assay

98%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.495 (lit.)

bp

196-197 °C (lit.)

density

0.923 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CC(C)(C)c1ccncc1

InChI

1S/C9H13N/c1-9(2,3)8-4-6-10-7-5-8/h4-7H,1-3H3

InChI key

YSHMQTRICHYLGF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

4-tert-Butylpyridine is specific additive of redox electrolyte in dye sensitized solar cells and dye-sensitized TiO2 solar cells.

Application

4-tert-Butylpyridine was used in composition of electrolyte for dye-sensitized solar cell.

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

152.6 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

67 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Gerrit Boschloo et al.
The journal of physical chemistry. B, 110(26), 13144-13150 (2006-06-30)
Addition of 4-tert-butylpyridine (4TBP) to redox electrolytes used in dye-sensitized TiO2 solar cells has a large effect on their performance. In an electrolyte containing 0.7 M LiI and 0.05 M I2 in 3-methoxypropionitrile, addition of 0.5 M 4TBP gave an
Fabrizio Giordano et al.
Nature communications, 7, 10379-10379 (2016-01-14)
Perovskite solar cells are one of the most promising photovoltaic technologies with their extraordinary progress in efficiency and the simple processes required to produce them. However, the frequent presence of a pronounced hysteresis in the current voltage characteristic of these
Firouzeh Ebadi et al.
Nature communications, 10(1), 1574-1574 (2019-04-07)
So-called negative capacitance seems to remain an obscure feature in the analysis of the frequency-dependent impedance of perovskite solar cells. It belongs to one of the puzzling peculiarities arising from the mixed ionic-electronic conductivity of this class of semiconductor. Here
Bin Chen et al.
Nature communications, 11(1), 1257-1257 (2020-03-11)
Tandem solar cells involving metal-halide perovskite subcells offer routes to power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) that exceed the single-junction limit; however, reported PCE values for tandems have so far lain below their potential due to inefficient photon harvesting. Here we increase
Ishanie Rangeeka Perera et al.
Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 16(24), 12021-12028 (2014-01-08)
The abundance and low toxicity of manganese have led us to explore the application of manganese complexes as redox mediators for dye sensitized solar cells (DSCs), a promising solar energy conversion technology which mimics some of the key processes in

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Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) attract attention for high performance and potential low-cost production in solar energy.

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