Product Name
Anthracene Zone Refined (number of passes:30)
Category
Other Material Building Blocks; Carbon Nanomaterials
Description
Anthracene is a white to yellow solid with a weak aromatic odor. Sinks in water. (USCG, 1999);DryPowder;WHITE CRYSTALS OR FLAKES.;White to yellow solid with a weak aromatic odor.
Molecular Weight
178.23g/mol
Molecular Formula
C14H10;(C6H4CH)2;C14H10;C14H10
Canonical SMILES
C1=CC=C2C=C3C=CC=CC3=CC2=C1
InChI
InChI=1S/C14H10/c1-2-6-12-10-14-8-4-3-7-13(14)9-11(12)5-1/h1-10H
InChI Key
MWPLVEDNUUSJAV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Boiling Point
644 °F at 760 mm Hg (corrected); 439.7° F at 53 mm Hg, sublimes (NTP, 1992);339.9 °C;341.3 °C;342 °C;644°F
Melting Point
421 to 424 °F (NTP, 1992);215.0 °C;216 °C;218 °C;421-424°F
Flash Point
250 °F (NTP, 1992);121.0 °C (249.8 °F) - closed cup;250 °F (121 °C) (Closed cup);121 °C;250°F
Density
1.24 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999);1.25 at 27 °C/4 °C;1.25-1.28 g/cm³;1.24
Solubility
less than 1 mg/mL at 68° F (NTP, 1992);2.44e-07 M;In water, 4.34X10-2 mg/L at 24 °C;Insoluble in water;1.29 mg/L at 25 °C in distilled water;0.6 mg/L at 25 °C in salt water;One gram dissolves in 67 mL absolute alcohol, 70 mL methanol, 62 mL benzene, 85 mL chloroform, 200 mL ether, 31 mL carbon disulfide, 86 mL carbon tetrachloride, 125 mL toluene.;Slightly soluble in ethanol. ethyl ether, acetone, benzene, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride;Soluble in alcohol at 1.9/100 at 20 °C; in ether 12.2/100 at 20 °C;Solubility in water, g/100ml at 20 °C: 0.00013
Application
The purpose of Anthracene Zone Refined (number of passes:30) is to serve as a highly purified form of anthracene, a colorless to pale yellow crystalline solid known for its bluish fluorescence. This meticulously refined product, achieving purification through thirty passes, is particularly valuable for applications requiring high purity anthracene. It is primarily used in the production of dyes, plastics, and pesticides, and is integral to the creation of scintillation counter crystals, which are essential for detecting and counting flashes of light over time. The compound anthracene, found in the heavy and green-oil fractions of crude oil, is obtained by fractional crystallization, with its benzene-like structure consisting of three fused six-membered rings typical of aromatic compounds. This specialized refinement, reaching a significant level of crystallinity, also underscores its role in advanced research and development fields that demand strictly controlled chemical integrity.
Color/Form
Monoclinic plates from alcohol recrystallization; when pure, colorless with violet fluorescence;Tablets or monoclinic prisms from alcohol;Yellow crystals with blue fluorescence;Pale yellow leaves
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count
1
EC Number
204-371-1;292-602-7
Heat of Vaporization
294 kJ/kg
Log P
4.45 (LogP);log Kow = 4.45;4.5 (calculated)
MeSH Entry Terms
anthracene;anthracene, sodium salt, ion (1-)
Monoisotopic Mass
178.07825g/mol
Other Experimental
Strongly triboluminescent and triboelectric; forms molecular addition products with nitrogen compounds;Anthracene has semiconducting properties;Sublimes at 226.5 °C at 53 mm Hg;When impure (due to tetracene, naphthacene), yellow with green fluorescence;Anthracene darkens in sunlight.;Specific heat capacity 1,164 J/kg at 24 °C; Heat of fusion 162 kJ/kg.;VP: 1 mm Hg at 145 °C (sublimes);Henry's Law constant = 4.88X10-5 atm-cu m/mole at 25 °C;Hydroxyl radical reaction rate constant = 1.79X10-10 cu-cm/molc sec at 25 °C
Stability
Stable under recommended storage conditions.;Strongly triboluminescent and triboelectric.;Anthracene darkens in sunlight.
Vapor Density
6.15 (NTP, 1992) (Relative to Air);6.15 (Air = 1.0);Relative vapor density (air = 1): 6.15;6.15
Vapor Pressure
1 mm Hg at 293 °F (sublimes) (NTP, 1992);6.53e-06 mmHg;6.56X10-6 mm Hg at 25 °C (exptrapolated);Vapor pressure, Pa at 25 °C: 0.08;1 mmHg at 293°F (sublimes)