9,10-Diphenylanthracene

9,10-Diphenylanthracene


IUPAC name 9,10-Diphenylanthracene
Identifiers
Abbreviations	DPA
CAS number	1499-10-1^Y
ChemSpider	14430^Y
Jmol-3D images	Image 1 Image 2
SMILES c4c3c(c1ccccc1c(c2ccccc2)c3ccc4)c5ccccc5 c1ccc(cc1)c2c3ccccc3c(c4c2cccc4)c5ccccc5
InChI InChI=1S/C26H18/c1-3-11-19(12-4-1)25-21-15-7-9-17-23(21)26(20-13-5-2-6-14-20)24-18-10-8-16-22(24)25/h1-18H^Y Key: FCNCGHJSNVOIKE-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y InChI=1/C26H18/c1-3-11-19(12-4-1)25-21-15-7-9-17-23(21)26(20-13-5-2-6-14-20)24-18-10-8-16-22(24)25/h1-18H Key: FCNCGHJSNVOIKE-UHFFFAOYAL
Properties
Molecular formula	C₂₆H₁₈
Molar mass	330.42
Appearance	Yellow powder
Density	1.22 g/cm³^[1]
Melting point	248-250 °C
Y (verify) (what is: Y/N?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

9,10-Diphenylanthracene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon. It has the appearance of a slightly yellow powder. 9,10-Diphenylanthracene is used as a sensitiser in chemiluminescence. In lightsticks it is used to produce blue light. It is a molecular organic semiconductor, used in blue OLEDs and OLED-based displays.

References

^ Adams, J. M.; Ramdas, S. (1979). "The Crystal Structure of Solution-Grown 9,10-Diphenylanthracene. A Combined Computational and X-Ray Study". Acta Crystallographica Section B 35 (3): 679–683.