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2-Ethyl-9,10-dimethoxyanthracene

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C18H18O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
266.33
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

97%

mp

117-119 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCc1ccc2c(OC)c3ccccc3c(OC)c2c1

InChI

1S/C18H18O2/c1-4-12-9-10-15-16(11-12)18(20-3)14-8-6-5-7-13(14)17(15)19-2/h5-11H,4H2,1-3H3

InChI key

SURWYRGVICLUBJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

2-Ethyl-9,10-dimethoxyanthracene (EDMA) has been reported as a potential anthracene photosensitizer for diaryliodonium and triarylsulfonium salts.
2-Ethyl-9,10-dimethoxyanthracene is reported to possess antihistaminic activity. Photoinduced electron transfer from the singlet excited state of 2-ethyl-9,10-dimethoxyanthracene to CCl4 has been reported. The photosensitized reductions of 4-cyanobenzylmethylphenyl sulfonium tetrafluoroborate by 2-ethyl-9,10-dimethoxyanthracene excited singlet state is reported to yield phenyl methyl sulfide.

Application

2-Ethyl-9,10-dimethoxyanthracene (EDA) has been used as sensitizer and its photoinduced (fluorescence quenching) reaction with 4-cyanobenzyl chloride has been studied.
2-Ethyl-9,10-dimethoxyanthracene may be employed as photosensitizer, to accelerate the photopolymerization. It may be employed as photosensitizer for enhancing the polymerization of benzothiazolium salts.

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Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Carc. 1B

Storage Class Code

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Stepwise and concerted pathways in photoinduced and thermal electron-transfer/bond-breaking reactions. Experimental illustration of similarities and contrasts.
Pause L, et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 123(21), 4886-4895 (2001)
Photocationic and radical polymerizations of epoxides and acrylates by novel sulfonium salts.
Takahashi E, et al.
Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 41(23), 3816-3827 (2003)
Anthracene electron-transfer photosensitizers for onium salt induced cationic photopolymerizations.
Crivello JV and Jang M.
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 159(2), 173-188 (2003)
Photosensitized reduction of sulfonium salts: Evidence for nondissociative electron transfer.
Wang X, et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 121(8), 4364-4368 (1999)
Novel N-methylbenzothiazolium salts as hardeners for epoxy and acrylate monomers.
Takahashi E, et al.
Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 41(23), 3828-3837 (2003)

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