DIPHENYLACETALDEHYDE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

50 °C

Boiling point:

315 °C (lit.)

Density 

1.106 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.589(lit.)

Flash point:

>230 °F

storage temp. 

Inert atmosphere,Store in freezer, under -20°C

form 

Liquid

color 

Colorless to yellow

BRN 

1424292

InChIKey

HLLGFGBLKOIZOM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

CAS DataBase Reference

947-91-1(CAS DataBase Reference)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Safety Statements 

23-24/25

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

AB2827500

F 

10

HS Code 

29122990

MSDS

• Language:English Provider:SigmaAldrich

DIPHENYLACETALDEHYDE Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Clear colorless to pale yellow liquid

Uses

Diphenylacetaldehyde is used in the synthesis of vinylindoles via condensation reaction. It is also used in the process of the olefination of aldehydes with ethanol diazoacetate.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 42, p. 1041, 1994 DOI: 10.1248/cpb.42.1041

DIPHENYLACETALDEHYDE(947-91-1)Related Product Information

• 4,4'-DDA
• Triphenylacetic acid
• 2,2-Diphenylglycine
• 2,2-DIPHENYLPROPIONIC ACID
• 5-(4-METHYLPHENYL)-5-PHENYLHYDANTOIN
• 2-DIPHENYLACETYL-1,3-INDANDIONE-1-HYDRAZONE
• 2,2-Diphenylacetic acid
• ALPHA,ALPHA-DIPHENYL-GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE
• XANTHENE-9-CARBOXYLIC ACID
• 5,5-Diphenylhydantoin
• DIPHENYLACETALDEHYDE
• Benzilic acid
• 9-Carboxyfluorene
• 2,2,2-Triphenylacetophenone
• 2-CHLORO-2,2-DIPHENYLACETYL CHLORIDE
• Methyl benzilate
• Phenylacetaldehyde
• BENZILAMIDE