RETENE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

95-97 °C(lit.)

Boiling point:

208 °C10 mm Hg(lit.)

Density 

1.0350

refractive index 

1.6582 (estimate)

Merck 

13,8245

Stability:

Stable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.

CAS DataBase Reference

483-65-8(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

Retene (483-65-8)

Safety Information

WGK Germany 

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RETENE Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

beige flakes

Uses

Retene, methyl isopropyl phenanthrene or 1-methyl-7-isopropyl phenanthrene, C18H18, is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon present in the coal tar fraction, boiling above 360 °C. It occurs naturally in the tars obtained by the distillation of resinous woods.

General Description

Plates or scales (from ethanol) or pearly-beige small flakes.

Air & Water Reactions

Insoluble in water.

Reactivity Profile

Upon treatment with CrO3 in acetic acid forms RETENEquinone (C18H1. .

Purification Methods

Crystallise retene from EtOH. The picrate has m 126o (from EtOH). The 1:1 1,3,5-trinitrobenzene-complex has m 144o (from EtOH). [Beilstein 5 H 683, 5 II 598, 5 III 2199.]

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