9,10-Bis(4-formylphenyl)anthracene, often abbreviated BFPA (CAS 324750-99-4), is an aldehyde-functional linker used to assemble covalent organic frameworks (COFs) and related porous materials. Its structure places a 4-formylphenyl group on each of the 9 and 10 positions of an anthracene core, and the two aldehyde groups react readily, making it a convenient building block for cross-linked networks. It is supplied at >98% purity as a white to off-white powder or crystals.
Anthracene derivatives are known for their role with singlet oxygen (1O2). In the Por-DPA-COF framework, BFPA links porphyrin photosensitizer nodes, capturing singlet oxygen under irradiation and releasing it in the dark; the material showed photothermal and photodynamic antibacterial behaviour that supported wound healing in reported work.
BFPA has also been condensed with pyrrole to give a luminescent conjugated microporous polymer, AP-CMP, whose extended structure avoids aggregation-related quenching. This polymer detected nitrofuran antibiotics by fluorescence quenching, with detection limits of 0.62 ppm for nitrofurazone, 0.67 ppm for nitrofurantoin and 0.77 ppm for furazolidone.
- Aldehyde linker for synthesising cross-linked covalent organic frameworks.
- Construction of porphyrin–anthracene COFs for photosterilization and antibacterial studies.
- Preparation of luminescent conjugated microporous polymers for fluorescence sensing of nitrofuran antibiotics.
- Research on detection of nitroaromatic explosives.
- Building block for anthracene-based materials studied in OLED research.
| Brand | Ossila |
|---|---|
| CAS number | 324750-99-4 |
| Molecular formula | C28H18O2 |
| Purity | > 98% |
| Category | — |
| Pack sizes | 250 mg, 500 mg, 1 g |
| Physical form | White to off-white powder/crystals |
| Storage | — |
- Product code: B3851
- Molecular Weight: 386.44 g/mol
- Synonyms: BFPA, 4,4'-(Anthracene-9,10-diyl)dibenzaldehyde
- Classification / Family: Anthracenes, COF ligands
- Melting Point: 295 ºC (lit.)
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