Acenaphthene

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Acenaphthene
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
1,2-Dihydroacenaphthylene
Other names
1,8-Ethylenenaphthalene
peri-Ethylenenaphthalene
Naphthyleneethylene
Tricyclo[6.3.1.04,12]dodecapentaene
Tricyclo[6.3.1.04,12]dodeca-1(12),4,6,8,10-pentaene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 201-469-6
KEGG
PubChem CID
RTECS number
  • AB1000000
UNII
UN number 3077
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  • InChI=1/C12H10/c1-3-9-4-2-6-11-8-7-10(5-1)12(9)11/h1-6H,7-8H2
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  • c2cc1cccc3c1c(c2)CC3
  • c1cc2cccc3c2c(c1)CC3
Properties
C12H10
Molar mass 154.212 g·mol−1
AppearanceWhite or pale yellow crystalline powder
Density 1.024 g/cm3
Melting point 93.4 °C (200.1 °F; 366.5 K)
Boiling point 279 °C (534 °F; 552 K)
0.4 mg/100 ml
Solubility in ethanol slight
Solubility in chloroform slight
Solubility in benzene very soluble
Solubility in acetic acid soluble
Vapor pressure 0.001 to 0.01 mmHg at 68°F ; 5 mmHg at 238.6°F [1]
-.709·10−6 cm3/g
Thermochemistry [2]
190.4 J mol−1 K−1
Std molar
entropy (S⦵298)
188.9 J mol−1 K−1
70.3 kJ/mol
Hazards
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
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Flash point 135 °C (275 °F; 408 K)
>450 °C (842 °F; 723 K)
Safety data sheet (SDS) ICSC 1674
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Acenaphthene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) consisting of naphthalene with an ethylene bridge connecting positions 1 and 8. It is a colourless solid. Coal tar consists of about 0.3% of this compound. [3]

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Production and reactions

Acenaphthene was prepared the first time from coal tar by Marcellin Berthelot. [4] Later Berthelot and Bardy synthesized the compound by cyclization of α-ethylnaphthalene. Industrially, it is still obtained from coal tar together with its derivative acenaphthylene (and many other compounds).

Like other arenes, acenaphthene forms complexes with low valent metal centers. One example is (η6-acenaphthene)Mn(CO)3]+. [5]

Uses

It is used on a large scale to prepare naphthalene dicarboxylic anhydride, which is a precursor to dyes and optical brighteners. [3] Naphthalene dicarboxylic anhydride is the precursor to perylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride, precursor to several commercial pigments and dyes. [6] [7]

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References

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  2. ↑ John Rumble (June 18, 2018). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (99th ed.). CRC Press. pp. 5–3. ISBN   978-1138561632.
  3. 1 2 Griesbaum, Karl; Behr, Arno; Biedenkapp, Dieter; Voges, Heinz-Werner; Garbe, Dorothea; Paetz, Christian; Collin, Gerd; Mayer, Dieter; Höke (2000). "Hydrocarbons". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry . Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a13_227.
  4. ↑ Karl Griesbaum, Arno Behr, Dieter Biedenkapp, Heinz-Werner Voges, Dorothea Garbe, Christian Paetz, Gerd Collin, Dieter Mayer, Hartmut Höke (2000-06-15). Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co (ed.). Hydrocarbons. Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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  7. ↑ Greene, M. "Perylene Pigments" in High Performance Pigments, 2009, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. pp. 261-274. doi : 10.1002/9783527626915.ch16
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