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D205 Dye

95% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

5-[[4-[4-(2,2-Diphenylethenyl)phenyl]-1,2,3,3a,4,8b-hexahydrocyclopent[b]indol-7-yl]methylene]-2-(3-octyl-4-oxo-2-thioxo-5-thiazolidinylidene)-4-oxo-3-thiazolidineacetic acid, Indoline dye D205, Purple dye

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C48H47N3O4S3
CAS Number:
936336-21-9
Molecular Weight:
826.10
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
PubChem Substance ID:
329764994
NACRES:
NA.23

Quality Level

100

Assay

95% (HPLC)

form

powder

mp

247-252 °C

λmax

531, 392 nm

SMILES string

S=C(N(CCCCCCCC)C/1=O)SC1=C(S/C2=C\C(C=C3)=CC4=C3N(C5=CC=C(C=C(C6=CC=CC=C6)C7=CC=CC=C7)C=C5)C8C4CCC8)/N(CC(O)=O)C2=O

InChI

1S/C48H47N3O4S3/c1-2-3-4-5-6-13-27-49-46(55)44(58-48(49)56)47-50(31-43(52)53)45(54)42(57-47)30-33-23-26-41-39(29-33)37-19-14-20-40(37)51(41)36-24-21-32(22-25-36)28-38(34-15-9-7-10-16-34)35-17-11-8-12-18-35/h7-12,15-18,21-26,28-30,37,40H,2-6,13-14,19-20,27,31H2,1H3,(H,52,53)/b42-30-,47-44+

InChI key

WZGXSNHXTGGEGJ-PHBNZWDISA-N

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General description

D205 Dye is an indoline dye widely used as an organic sensitizer that can be coated on metal oxide to improve its efficiency. It is majorly used in the development of high performing energy based devices.

Application

D205 dye is a metal-free organic dye that can be used in dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). It can achieve a power conversion efficiency of 9.5%.
Photosensitive Red-Violet dye having excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency as a metal-free dye.

Efficiency of DSSC device - ? > 9.5%
Cell area: 0.25 cm2 (0.5 cm × 0.5 cm)
TiO2 Thickness: 5 μm
TiO2: screen printing
Electrolyte: 0.1 M LiI; 0.05 M I2; 0.6 M Dimethylpropylimidazolium
Iodide; 0.05 M t-Butylpyridine in 3-Methoxypropionitrile
Light source: AM1.5
Counter Electrode: Pt/Cr spatter glass
Dye adsorption: 30 °C/ in 3 hr. (t-BuOH/acetonitrile soln.)

Legal Information

Product of Mitsubishi Paper Mills; Ltd.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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