Triphenylene

Triphenylene is an organic compound with the formula (C6H4)3. A flat polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), it consists of four fused benzene rings. Triphenylene has delocalized 18-π-electron systems based on a planar structure, corresponding to the symmetry group D3h. It is a white or colorless solid.

Triphenylene
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Triphenylene
Other names
Benzo[l]phenanthrene
9,10-Benzophenanthrene
1,2,3,4-Dibenzonaphthalene
Isochrysene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.005.385
EC Number
  • 205-922-9
KEGG
MeSH C009590
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C18H12/c1-2-8-14-13(7-1)15-9-3-4-11-17(15)18-12-6-5-10-16(14)18/h1-12H N
    Key: SLGBZMMZGDRARJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N N
  • InChI=1/C18H12/c1-2-8-14-13(7-1)15-9-3-4-11-17(15)18-12-6-5-10-16(14)18/h1-12H
  • c1(cccc3)c3c(cccc4)c4c2c1cccc2
Properties
C18H12
Molar mass 228.294 g·mol−1
Appearance white
Density 1.308 g/cm3
Melting point 198 °C; 388 °F; 471 K
Boiling point 438 °C; 820 °F; 711 K
-156.6·10−6 cm3/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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