Biphenylene

Biphenylene
Diphenylene
Diphnylene 3D
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Biphenylene[1]
Other names
Diphenylene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/C12H8/c1-2-6-10-9(5-1)11-7-3-4-8-12(10)11/h1-8H checkY
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  • InChI=1/C12H8/c1-2-6-10-9(5-1)11-7-3-4-8-12(10)11/h1-8H
    Key: IFVTZJHWGZSXFD-UHFFFAOYAR
  • c1ccc-2c(c1)-c3c2cccc3
Properties
C12H8
Molar mass 152.196 g·mol−1
Appearance Solid
Melting point 109 to 111 °C (228 to 232 °F; 382 to 384 K)
Related compounds
benzene
biphenyl
cyclobutene
cyclobutadiene
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Biphenylene is an organic compound with the formula (C6H4)2. It is a pale, yellowish solid with a hay-like odor. Despite its unusual structure, it behaves like a traditional polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Front Matter". Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry : IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013 (Blue Book). Cambridge: The Royal Society of Chemistry. 2014. p. 209. doi:10.1039/9781849733069-FP001. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4.
  2. ^ Cava, M. P.; Mitchell, M. J. (1967). "10". Cyclobutadiene and Related Compounds. Academic Press. pp. 255–316.
  3. ^ Barton, J. W. (1969). "2". In J. P. Snyder (ed.). Nonbenzenoid Aromatics. Vol. 1. Academic Press. pp. 32–62.