Chemistry:Tetraphenyl butadiene

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Tetraphenyl butadiene
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
1,1′,1′′,1′′′-(Buta-1,3-diene-1,1,4,4-tetrayl)tetrabenzene
Other names
TPB
Identifiers
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • CY9040630
UNII
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]
Hazards
Safety data sheet Sigma-Aldrich
GHS pictograms GHS07: Harmful
GHS Signal word Warning
H315, H319, H335
P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+352, P304+340, P305+351+338, P312, P321, P332+313, P337+313, P362, P403+233, P405, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
Flammability code 0: Will not burn. E.g. waterHealth code 2: Intense or continued but not chronic exposure could cause temporary incapacitation or possible residual injury. E.g. chloroformReactivity code 0: Normally stable, even under fire exposure conditions, and is not reactive with water. E.g. liquid nitrogenSpecial hazards (white): no codeNFPA 704 four-colored diamond
0
2
0
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

  1. 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. 
  2. "1,1,4,4-Tetraphenyl-1,3-butadiene" (in en). https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/74060#section=Safety-and-Hazards. 
  3. Burton, W. M; Powell, B. A (1973). "Fluorescence of Tetraphenyl-Butadiene in the Vacuum Ultraviolet". Applied Optics 12 (1): 87–9. doi:10.1364/AO.12.000087. PMID 20125234. Bibcode1973ApOpt..12...87B. .
  4. 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. https://books.google.com/books?id=CseEUIK6dVkC&q=%221,1,4,4-Tetraphenyl-1,3-butadiene%22&pg=PA250. Retrieved 2009-06-02. 
  5. Wernick, Miles N.; John N. Aarsvold (2004). Emission Tomography. Academic Press. p. 374. ISBN 978-0-12-744482-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=R5slur_hdfEC&q=%22Tetraphenyl+butadiene%22&pg=PA11. Retrieved 2009-06-02.