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A89200

Sigma-Aldrich

Anthracene

reagent grade, 97%

Synonym(s):

Anthraxcene, Paranaphthalene

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C14H10
CAS Number:
120-12-7
Molecular Weight:
178.23
Colour Index Number:
10790
Beilstein:
1905429
EC Number:
204-371-1
MDL number:
MFCD00001240
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
eCl@ss:
39011608
PubChem Substance ID:
24891381
NACRES:
NA.22

grade

reagent grade

vapor density

6.15 (vs air)

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 145 °C)

Assay

97%

form

flakes
powder or solid

autoignition temp.

1004 °F

bp

340 °C (lit.)

mp

210-215 °C (lit.)

solubility

alcohols: soluble
benzene: soluble
chloroform: soluble
hydronaphthalenes: soluble
supercritical carbon dioxide: soluble

SMILES string

c1ccc2cc3ccccc3cc2c1

InChI

1S/C14H10/c1-2-6-12-10-14-8-4-3-7-13(14)9-11(12)5-1/h1-10H

InChI key

MWPLVEDNUUSJAV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... CYP1A2(1544)

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General description

Anthracene, a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, is an important moiety in supramolecular chemistry due to its size and shape and photophysical properties. Its closed-shelled Huckel aromatic structure, fluorescence property, well-resolved absorption and emission bands, high fluorescence quantum yield and nanosecond lifetime makes it an ideal organic fluorophore.

Application

Anthracene has been shown to be soluble in a variety of binary and ternary mixtures of cyclohexanone, ethyl acetate, and methanol .

Pictograms

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GHS07,GHS09

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H319,H410

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

249.8 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

121.0 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Molecular architectures of multi-anthracene assemblies.
Yoshizawa M & Klosterman JK.
Chemical Society Reviews, 43(6), 1885-1898 (2014)
Payam Payamyar et al.
Chimia, 67(4), 283-285 (2013-08-24)
We describe the challenges involved with extending the limited lateral size of two-dimensional polymers (2DPs). An amphiphilic monomer with three-fold symmetry is chosen to form an ideally tessellated monolayer at the air/water interface. Anthracene [4+4] photo-dimerization is chosen as the
Hyunjung Lee et al.
Inorganic chemistry, 51(20), 10904-10915 (2012-09-26)
The tendency of a Hg(II) ion to strongly quench fluorescence of potential fluorescent sensors is explored. Fluorescence measurements show the expected order of the chelation-enhanced fluorescence (CHEF) effect of Zn(II) > Cd(II) > Hg(II) ~ Cu(II), which is interpreted as
Gang Liu et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 135(12), 4805-4814 (2013-03-05)
We have been developing the methodology to discriminate the handedness and diameter of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) through molecular recognition using chiral diporphyrin nanotweezers. Although relatively small diameters of SWNTs (<1.0 nm) were recognized well, nanotweezers were not able to
Jiang-Fei Xu et al.
Organic letters, 15(24), 6148-6151 (2013-11-19)
Dynamic covalent bonds supplied by reversible anthracene dimerization were combined with pillar[5]arene/imidazole host-guest interactions to construct double-dynamic polymers. Heating such polymers (in solution or as a gel) led to depolymerization by dissociation of either the host-guest complexes alone or the
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