3,4,7,8-Tetramethyl-1,10-phenanthroline Chemical Properties

Melting point:

277-280 °C(lit.)

Boiling point:

368.78°C (rough estimate)

Density 

1.0937 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.5635 (estimate)

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

solubility 

Soluble in 1,4-dioxane, acetone, dichloromethane, N,N-dimethylformamide, N,N-dimethylacetamide, methanol and hot toluene.

pka

6.37±0.10(Predicted)

form 

Fine Crystalline Powder

color 

Light beige

Water Solubility 

1.512mg/L(25.04 ºC)

BRN 

171279

InChIKey

NPAXPTHCUCUHPT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

CAS DataBase Reference

1660-93-1(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

1,10-Phenanthroline, 3,4,7,8-tetramethyl- (1660-93-1)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xn

Risk Statements 

36/37/38-20/21/22-40

Safety Statements 

36/37/39-26-36-22-24/25

WGK Germany 

3

TSCA 

Yes

HS Code 

29339900

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3,4,7,8-Tetramethyl-1,10-phenanthroline Usage And Synthesis

Description

3,4,7,8-Tetramethyl-1,10-phenanthroline is used as a metal-chelating agent. For instance, it is used in the synthesis of heteroleptic cationic Ir(III) complex: 3,4,7,8-tetramethyl-1,10-phenanthroline-bis[2-(2’,4’-difluorophenyl)pyridine]iridium(III) hexafluorophosphate. It is used as a ligand to form dinuclear Cu(II) hypocrelin B complexes. It also forms tetraaqua(3,4,7,8-tetramethyl-1,10-phenanthroline-kappa2N,N′)zinc(II) thiosulfate complex with zinc.

Reference

Y. Sun, YJ. Hou, QX. Zhou, WH. Lei, JR. Chen, XS. Wang, BW. Zhang, Dinuclear Cu(II) hypocrellin B complexes with enhanced photonuclease activity, Inorganic Chemistry, 2010, vol. 49, pp. 10108-10116

Chemical Properties

light beige fine crystalline powder

Uses

3,4,7,8-Tetramethyl-1,10-phenanthroline is a metal-chelating agent.

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