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Bis(2,4-dinitrophenyl) oxalate

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Bis(2,4-dinitrophenyl) oxalate
Skeletal formula of DNPO
Ball-and-stick model of the DNPO molecule
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Bis(2,4-dinitrophenyl) oxalate
Other names
Oxalic acid bis(2,4-dinitrophenyl) ester
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
Abbreviations DNPO
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/C14H6N4O12/c19-13(29-11-3-1-7(15(21)22)5-9(11)17(25)26)14(20)30-12-4-2-8(16(23)24)6-10(12)18(27)28/h1-6H ☒N
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  • InChI=1/C14H6N4O12/c19-13(29-11-3-1-7(15(21)22)5-9(11)17(25)26)14(20)30-12-4-2-8(16(23)24)6-10(12)18(27)28/h1-6H
    Key: CBZOGAWUNMFXFQ-UHFFFAOYAZ
  • O=C(Oc1ccc(cc1[N+]([O-])=O)[N+]([O-])=O)C(=O)Oc2ccc([N+]([O-])=O)cc2[N+]([O-])=O
Properties
C14H6N4O12
Molar mass 422.218 g·mol−1
Appearance White crystalline powder
Density 1.759 g/cm3
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Bis (2,4-dinitrophenyl) oxalate (DNPO) is a source of 1,2-dioxetanedione, a chemical used in glow sticks.[1] Other chemicals related to DNPO used in glow sticks include bis(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl)oxalate (TCPO) and bis(2,4,5-trichlorophenyl-6-carbopentoxyphenyl)oxalate (CPPO).

References

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  1. ^ "DNPO - a Chemiluminescent Rainbow Other". University of Leeds.