9,10-DICYANOANTHRACENE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

340 °C(lit.)

Boiling point:

360.06°C (rough estimate)

Density 

1.2027 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.5635 (estimate)

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

form 

powder to crystal

color 

Light yellow to Yellow

BRN 

1646384

InChI

InChI=1S/C16H8N2/c17-9-15-11-5-1-2-6-12(11)16(10-18)14-8-4-3-7-13(14)15/h1-8H

InChIKey

BIOPPFDHKHWJIA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C1=C2C(C(C#N)=C3C(=C2C#N)C=CC=C3)=CC=C1

CAS DataBase Reference

1217-45-4(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

9,10-Anthracenedicarbonitrile (1217-45-4)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xn

Risk Statements 

20/21/22

Safety Statements 

22-24/25

RIDADR 

3439

WGK Germany 

3

HazardClass 

6.1

PackingGroup 

III

HS Code 

29269095

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9,10-DICYANOANTHRACENE Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

YELLOW TO GOLDEN YELLOW NEEDLES OR POWDER

Uses

9,10-Anthracenedicarbonitrile may be used as photosensitizer to investigate the photoisomerization of trans-stilbene (TS) in sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)/benzyl alcohol (BA)/H₂O system.

Definition

ChEBI: An anthracenedinitrile carrying cyano groups at positions 9 and 10.

General Description

9,10-Anthracenedicarbonitrile (DCA, ADC) is an anthracene derivative. Photochemical reactions of DCA in MeCN-MeOH or MeCN-H₂O containing hydroxides or methoxides affords 9-methylimino-10-anthracenecarbonitrile. It participates in the generation of nucleophilic α-hydroxymethyl radicals from α-silyl ethers by irradiation. Binding energy of 9,10-anthracenedicarbonitrile adsorbed onto graphene is -1.23eV.

Purification Methods

Recrystallise the dinitrile twice from pyridine [Mattes & Farid J Am Chem Soc 108 7356 1986]. [Beilstein 9 IV 3667.]

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