Phenyl oxalate ester

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Phenyl oxalate ester
Phenyl oxalate ester
Chemical name Diphenylethandioate
Chemical formula C14H10O4
Molecular mass 278.25 g/mol
CAS number [xx-xx-xx]
Density x.xxx g/cm3
Melting point xx.x °C
Boiling point xx.x °C
SMILES xxxx
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Phenyl oxalate ester, also known as Cyalume, is a liquid ester whose oxidation products are responsible for the luminescence in a glowstick. It can be synthesized by fully esterifying phenol with oxalic acid. The reaction with hydrogen peroxide that Cyalume undergoes to produce a photon of light is shown below:


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