9,10-Dibromoanthracene
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9,10-Dibromoanthracene | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.007.586 |
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C14H8Br2 | |
Molar mass | 336.026 g·mol−1 |
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H315, H319, H335, H410 | |
P261, P264, P271, P273, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P391, P403+P233, P405, P501 | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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9,10-Dibromoanthracene is an organic chemical compound containing anthracene with two bromine atoms substituted on its central ring. It is notable in that it was the first single molecule to have a chemical reaction observed by an atomic force microscope and scanning tunneling microscopy.[1]
Production
[edit]Ian M. Heilbron and John S. Heaton were the first to synthesize this in 1923 in England.[1]
Properties
[edit]9,10-Dibromoanthracene is electroluminescent, giving off a blue light.[2]
Reactions
[edit]The carbon–bromine bonds can be fragmented in two successive steps by voltage pulses from tip of a scanning tunneling microscope. The resulting carbon radicals are stabilized by the sodium chloride substrate on which the 9,10-dibromoanthracene reactant was placed. Further voltage pulses cause the diradical to convert to a diyne (or back again) via a Bergman cyclization reaction.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "9,10-Dibromoanthracene". American Chemical Society.
- ^ Brar, Sukhwinder Singh; Mahajan, Aman; Bedi, R. K. (10 January 2014). "Structural, optical and electrical characterization of hot wall grown 9,10-dibromoanthracene films for light emitting applications". Electronic Materials Letters. 10 (1): 199–204. doi:10.1007/s13391-013-3153-8. S2CID 135788635.
- ^ Borman, Stu (2016). "Chemists Nudge Molecule To React Then Watch Bonds Break And Form". Vol. 94, no. 5. p. 7.