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Biphenyl-3,3′,5,5′-tetracarboxylic acid

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C16H10O8
CAS Number:
4371-28-2
Molecular Weight:
330.25
MDL number:
MFCD16621475
UNSPSC Code:
26111700
PubChem Substance ID:
329763808
NACRES:
NA.23

form

solid

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>400 °C

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SMILES string

OC(=O)c1cc(cc(c1)-c2cc(cc(c2)C(O)=O)C(O)=O)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C16H10O8/c17-13(18)9-1-7(2-10(5-9)14(19)20)8-3-11(15(21)22)6-12(4-8)16(23)24/h1-6H,(H,17,18)(H,19,20)(H,21,22)(H,23,24)

InChI key

QURGMSIQFRADOZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Biphenyl-3,3′,5,5′-tetracarboxylic acid (H4BPTC) is a carboxylic ligand material, which has multiple co-ordinated sites, and the carboxyl groups lie in the position of 120° that extend in all the directions. It has a luminescent property with an emission band maximum at 405 nm.
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Application

Selected Applications of MOFs in Sustainable Energy Technologies
Biphenyl-3,3′,5,5′-tetracarboxylic acid is used for fabricating CPF-1,Cu2(bptc)(H2O)2,MOF-501,MOF-502,MOF-505, NOTT-100, NOTT-400, NOTT-401, SNU-M11,SNU-M10 a highly symmetrical chiral Mg-based metal organic framework (MOF) with nanotubular channels. These are used for selective gas adsorption.

Pictograms

Environment
GHS09

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H400

Precautionary Statements

P273 - P391 - P501

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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High capacity hydrogen adsorption in Cu (II) tetracarboxylate framework materials: the role of pore size, ligand functionalization, and exposed metal sites.
Lin X, et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 131(6), 2159-2171 (2009)
Two new Cd (II) coordination polymer based on Biphenyl-3, 3?, 5, 5?-tetracarboxylic acid
Tan J, et al.
Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 87, 36-39 (2018)
A new PtS-type heterometallic compound constructed from biphenyl-3, 3?, 5, 5?-tetracarboxylate: Synthesis, structure and luminescent property
Zhu L, et al.
Journal of Molecular Structure, 1067, 239-242 (2014)
Highly porous and robust scandium-based metal?organic frameworks for hydrogen storage.
Ibarra I A, et al.
Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England), 47(29), 8304-8306 (2011)
High H2 adsorption by coordination?framework materials.
Lin X, et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International Edition in English), 45(44), 7358-7364 (2006)
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