Anthracene
ALDRICH/141062 - ReagentPlus®, 99%
Synonym: Anthraxcene; Paranaphthalene
CAS Number: 120-12-7
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C14H10
Molecular Weight: 178.23
EC Number: 204-371-1
MDL Number: MFCD00001240
Linear Formula: C14H10
Product Type: Chemical
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| assay | 99% |
| autoignition temp. | 1004 °F |
| bp | 340 °C (lit.) |
| color | blue-violet fluorescence |
| form | powder or flakes |
| InChI | 1S/C14H10/c1-2-6-12-10-14 |
| InChI key | MWPLVEDNUUSJAV-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 210-215 °C (lit.) |
| product line | ReagentPlus® |
| Quality Level | 200  |
| SMILES string | c1ccc2cc3ccccc3cc2c1 |
| solubility | alcohols: soluble |
| benzene: soluble | |
| chloroform: soluble | |
| hydronaphthalenes: soluble | |
| supercritical carbon dioxide: soluble | |
| toluene: soluble 20 mg/mL, clear, colorless to faintly yellow | |
| vapor density | 6.15 (vs air) |
| vapor pressure | 1 mmHg ( 145 °C) |
| Application: | Anthracene has been shown to be soluble in a variety of binary and ternary mixtures of cyclohexanone, ethyl acetate, and methanol . |
| Application: | Anthracene was used to study the photodimerization reaction of anthracene in supercritical CO2. |
| General description: | Anthracene derivatives are useful in preparing stable blue-emitting organic electroluminescence devices. It is oxidized to anthracene cis-1,2-dihydrodiol by Mycobacterium sp. strain PYR-12. It forms bis-adducts by [4+2]-cycloaddition reaction with [5,6]-fullerene C60. |
| Legal Information: | ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC |
| Packaging: | 1, 25, 100 g in poly bottle |
| Symbol |  GHS09 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H410 |
| Precautionary statements | P273 |
| Hazard Codes | Xi,N |
| Risk Statements | 36/37/38-50/53 |
| Safety Statements | 26-60-61 |
| RIDADR | UN 3077 9 / PGIII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 2 |
| Flash Point(F) | 249.8 °F - closed cup |
| Flash Point(C) | 121.0 °C - closed cup |
| Purity | 99% |
| bp | 340 °C (lit.) |
| mp | 210-215 °C (lit.) |
| Colour Index Number | 10790 |
| UNSPSC | 12352100 |