18189-21-4

Basic information

• Product Name: 1-(4-formylphenyl)-2-phenylethane-1,2-dione
• Synonyms: 1-(4-formylphenyl)-2-phenylethane-1,2-dione
• CAS NO: 18189-21-4
• Molecular Weight: 238.243
• Mol File: 18189-21-4.mol

Chemical Properties

• CAS DataBase Reference: 1-(4-formylphenyl)-2-phenylethane-1,2-dione(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: 1-(4-formylphenyl)-2-phenylethane-1,2-dione(18189-21-4)
• EPA Substance Registry System: 1-(4-formylphenyl)-2-phenylethane-1,2-dione(18189-21-4)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 18189-21-4(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 15164-44-0 p-(iodophenyl)carboxaldehyde 
• 637-44-5 phenylpropyolic acid 
• 536-74-3 phenylacetylene 
• 32555-96-7 4-styrylbenzaldehyde 
• 87199-17-5 4-formylphenylboronic acid, 
• 18189-19-0 (4-(Bromomethyl)phenyl)phenylethanedione 
• 2431-00-7 p-methylbenzil 
• 57341-98-7 4-(phenylethynyl)benzaldehyde 
• 18189-20-3 C-<4-Phenylglyoxyloylphenyl>-N-<4-dimethylamino-phenyl>-nitron 

Downstream Products

• 21514-65-8 4,4'-Bis-(4-benzoylcarbonyl-styryl)-benzil 
• 18189-29-2 all-trans-1,6-Bis-(4-phenyl-glyoxyloyl-phenyl)-hexatrien-(1,3,5) 
• 18189-25-8 trans-1,2-Bis-(4-phenyl-glyoxyloyl-phenyl)-ethen 

Relevant articles and documents

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A method to generate halogen cation pools from the reaction of 1,2-dihaloethanes (hal=Br, I) and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) for C?H halogenation of arenes and heteroarenes was reported. The initial reaction of DMSO and 1,2-dihaloethane generates the sulfur

Lanthanide complexes based on an anthraquinone derivative ligand and applications as photocatalysts for visible-light driving photooxidation reactions

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Method for synthesizing benzil derivatives

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Design and synthesis of functionalized coordination polymers as recyclable heterogeneous photocatalysts

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