Chemistry:Para-Quaterphenyl

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para-Quaterphenyl
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Names
IUPAC name
1-phenyl-4-(4-phenylphenyl)benzene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
DrugBank
EC Number
  • 205-213-4
UNII
Properties
C24H18
Molar mass 306.408 g·mol−1
Related compounds
Related compounds
biphenyl, terphenyl
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

para-Quaterphenyl, or p-quaterphenyl, is a chemical compound consisting of a straight chain of four phenyl groups connected in the para position. It can be considered as next in the series of benzene, biphenyl, para-terphenyl. It is an aromatic hydrocarbon and a chromophore.

One possible use is in scintillation counters where it is dissolved in toluene and glows when subject to beta rays.[1]

References

  1. Horrocks, Donald L. (1974). Applications of liquid scintillation counting. New York: Academic Press. ISBN 0123562406.