Tetraphenylene

Tetraphenylene^[1]


IUPAC name Tetrabenzocyclooctatetraene
Identifiers
CAS number	212-74-8^Y
PubChem	2724868
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C3=CC=CC=C3 C4=CC=CC=C4C5=CC=CC=C25
Properties
Molecular formula	C₂₄H₁₆
Molar mass	304.39 g/mol
Density	1.19g/cm3
Melting point	232-235 °C
Boiling point	577.6@760mmHg
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

Tetraphenylene is an organic compound, solid at room temperature, with the chemical formula C₂₄H₁₆. It is a member of the unsaturated polycyclic hydrocarbons class of compounds.

References

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

2 rings	Azulene · Naphthalene · 1-Methylnaphthalene · Sapotalin

3 rings	Acenaphthene · Acenaphthylene · Anthracene · Fluorene · Phenalene · Phenanthrene

4 rings	Benz[a]anthracene · Benzo[a]fluorene · Benzo[c]phenanthrene · Chrysene · Fluoranthene · Pyrene · Tetracene · Triphenylene

5 rings	Benzopyrene · Benzo[a]pyrene · Benzo[e]pyrene · Benzo[a]fluoranthene · Benzo[b]fluoranthene · Benzo[j]fluoranthene · Benzo[k]fluoranthene · Dibenz[a,h]anthracene · Dibenz[a,j]anthracene · Pentacene · Perylene · Picene · Tetraphenylene

6+ rings	Anthanthrene · Benzo[ghi]perylene · Corannulene · Coronene · Dicoronylene · Diindenoperylene · Helicene · Heptacene · Hexacene · Kekulene · Ovalene · Zethrene