Tetraphenyl butadiene
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Preferred IUPAC name
1,1′,1′′,1′′′-(Buta-1,3-diene-1,1,4,4-tetrayl)tetrabenzene | |
Other names
TPB
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.014.468 ![]() |
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Properties | |
C28H22 | |
Molar mass | 358.484 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | White to yellow white needles |
Density | 1.079 g/cm3 |
Melting point | 203.5 °C (398.3 °F; 476.6 K) |
Solubility | soluble in ethanol, benzene, chloroform, acetic acid[1] |
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Safety data sheet (SDS) | Sigma-Aldrich |
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H315, H319, H335 | |
P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501 | |
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Flash point | 289 °C (552 °F; 562 K) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
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Infobox references | |
Tetraphenyl butadiene (1,1,4,4-tetraphenyl-1,3-butadiene or TPB) is an organic chemical compound used as an electroluminescent dye. It glows blue with an emission spectrum peak wavelength at 430 nm,[3] which makes it useful as a wavelength shifter.[4][5]
References[]
- ^ Lide, David R. (1998). Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. pp. 3–526. ISBN 978-0-8493-0594-8.
- ^ "1,1,4,4-Tetraphenyl-1,3-butadiene". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ Burton, W. M; Powell, B. A (1973). "Fluorescence of Tetraphenyl-Butadiene in the Vacuum Ultraviolet". Applied Optics. 12 (1): 87–9. Bibcode:1973ApOpt..12...87B. doi:10.1364/AO.12.000087. PMID 20125234..
- ^ Wise, Donald Lee; Gary E. Wnek; Debra J. Trantolo; Thomas M. Cooper; Joseph D. Gresser (1998). Photonic Polymer Systems. CRC Press. p. 250. ISBN 978-0-8247-0152-9. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
- ^ Wernick, Miles N.; John N. Aarsvold (2004). Emission Tomography. Academic Press. p. 374. ISBN 978-0-12-744482-6. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
Categories:
- Fluorescent dyes
- Organic compound stubs