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9-Acetylanthracene

98%

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C16H12O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
220.27
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

98%

form

powder

mp

75-76 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CC(=O)c1c2ccccc2cc3ccccc13

InChI

1S/C16H12O/c1-11(17)16-14-8-4-2-6-12(14)10-13-7-3-5-9-15(13)16/h2-10H,1H3

InChI key

NXXNVJDXUHMAHU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Application

9-Acetylanthracene is used in the synthesis of luminescent moieties such as (9-anthryl)pyrazole (ANP) and 2,2-difluoro-4-(9-anthracyl)-6-methyl-1,3,2-dioxaborine. It is also used as a carrier ligand in the synthesis of fluorescent platinum(II) compounds.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Organic crystals with tunable emission colors based on a single organic molecule and different molecular packing structures.
Zhang HY, et al.
Advanced Materials, 18(18), 2369-2372 (2006)
Synthesis, crystal structure, studies in solution and cytotoxicity of two new fluorescent platinum (II) compounds containing anthracene derivatives as a carrier ligand.
Marques-Gallego P, et al.
Inorganic Chemistry, 47(23), 11171-11179 (2008)
Luminescence and crystal structure of 2, 2-difluoro-4-(9-anthracyl)-6-methyl-1, 3, 2-dioxaborine.
Fedorenko EV, et al.
Journal of Luminescence, 130(5), 756-761 (2010)

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