Tetraphenylene

Tetraphenylene^[1]

Names
IUPAC name Tetrabenzocyclooctatetraene
Identifiers
CAS Registry Number	212-74-8 Y
ChemSpider	2006983 N
InChI InChI=1S/C24H16/c1-2-10-18-17(9-1)19-11-3-4-13-21(19)23-15-7-8-16-24(23)22-14-6-5-12-20(18)22/h1-16H/b19-17-,20-18-,23-21-,24-22- N Key: KTQYWNARBMKMCX-LEYBOLSUSA-N N InChI=1/C24H16/c1-2-10-18-17(9-1)19-11-3-4-13-21(19)23-15-7-8-16-24(23)22-14-6-5-12-20(18)22/h1-16H/b19-17-,20-18-,23-21-,24-22- Key: KTQYWNARBMKMCX-LEYBOLSUBU
Jmol-3D images	Image
PubChem	2724868
SMILES C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C3=CC=CC=C3C4=CC=CC=C4C5=CC=CC=C25
Properties
Chemical formula	C24H16
Molar mass	304.39 g/mol
Density	1.19 g/cm3
Melting point	232 to 235 °C (450 to 455 °F; 505 to 508 K)
Boiling point	577.6 °C (1,071.7 °F; 850.8 K) at 760 mmHg
Hazards
Flash point	297.9 °C (568.2 °F; 571.0 K)
Structure
Point group	D2d
Dipole moment	0 D
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
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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 and a tetramer of benzyne.

See also

• Cyclooctatetraene

References

1. ↑ Tetraphenylene at Sigma-Aldrich