- Diphenylacetylene
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Diphenylacetylene 2-phenylethynylbenzeneOther namesTolan
Diphenylacetylene
1,2-diphenylethyneIdentifiers CAS number 501-65-5 PubChem 10390 ChemSpider 9961 ChEBI CHEBI:51579 ChEMBL CHEMBL223309 Jmol-3D images Image 1 - c1ccc(cc1)C#Cc2ccccc2
Properties Molecular formula C14H10 Molar mass 178.24 g/mol Appearance colorless solid Density 0.990 g cm-3, solid Melting point 62.5 °C, 335.7 K, 144.5 °F
Boiling point 0–97 °C/0.3 mmHg
Solubility in water insoluble Structure Molecular shape sp2 and sp at carbon Dipole moment 0 D Hazards MSDS Oxford MSDS Related compounds Related compounds C2Me2
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)Infobox references Diphenylacetylene is the chemical compound C6H5C≡CC6H5. The molecule consists of phenyl groups attached to both ends of an alkyne. It is a colorless crystalline material that is widely used as a building block in organic and as a ligand in organometallic chemistry.
Preparation
Several preparations for this compound exist:
- benzil is condensed with hydrazine to give the bis(hydrazone), which is oxidized with mercury oxide.[1]
- stilbene is brominated, then dehydrohalogenated,[2] but the product can be contaminated with stilbene, which is difficult to remove.[1]
- One method starts from iodobenzene and the copper salt of phenylacetylene in the Castro-Stephens coupling
Interesting derivatives
- Reaction of Ph2C2 with tetraphenylcyclopentadienone results in the formation of hexaphenylbenzene.[3]
- Reaction of Ph2C2 with benzal chloride in the presence of potassium t-butoxide affords the 3-alkoxycyclopropene which coverts to the cyclopropenium ion.[4]
References
- ^ a b Cope, A. C.; Smith, D. S.; Cotter, R. J., "Diphenylacetylene", Org. Synth., http://www.orgsyn.org/orgsyn/orgsyn/prepContent.asp?prep=cv4p0377; Coll. Vol. 4: 377
- ^ Lee Irvin Smith and M. M. Falkof, "Diphenylacetylene", Org. Synth., http://www.orgsyn.org/orgsyn/orgsyn/prepContent.asp?prep=cv3p0350; Coll. Vol. 3: 350
- ^ Fieser, L. F., "Hexaphenylbenzene", Org. Synth., http://www.orgsyn.org/orgsyn/orgsyn/prepContent.asp?prep=cv5p0604; Coll. Vol. 5: 604
- ^ Xu, R. Breslow, R., "1,2,3-Triphenylcyclopropendium Bromide", Org. Synth., http://www.orgsyn.org/orgsyn/orgsyn/prepContent.asp?prep=cv9p0730; Coll. Vol. 9: 730
Categories:- Alkynes
- Hydrocarbons
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