Biphenylene (CAS 259-79-0) is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon supplied by TCI, widely utilized as a non-heterocyclic building block in organic synthesis. This compound features a distinctive structure of two benzene rings fused via a cyclobutadiene core, making it valuable for studying antiaromaticity and constructing extended π-conjugated systems. It is commonly applied in academic and industrial research involving carbon-based materials, organic electronics, and photophysical investigations.
Advantages (TCI brochure)
- Strained four-membered ring moiety can be cleaved by transition metal complexes.
- Available as a building block for condensed polycycles such as eight-membered ring compounds.
TCI brochures (PDF)
- Biphenylene:Condensed Polycyclic Building Block for Functional Materials 2025-03-31 · p. 1
- Building Blocks for Organic Semiconductor 2026-03-24 · p. 33
Related TCI products
- TCI T3267 217-59-4 Triphenylene (purified by sublimation)
- TCI T0513 217-59-4 Triphenylene
- TCI H1412 992-04-1 Hexaphenylbenzene
- TCI H1201 82632-80-2 2,3,6,7,10,11-Hexabromotriphenylene
- TCI T3322 890042-13-4 4,4,5,5-Tetramethyl-2-(triphenylen-2-yl)-1,3,2-dioxaborolane
- TCI T3304 96404-79-4 2-Triphenylenecarboxaldehyde
From the TCI brochure
- E-E' reaction giving ortho-disubstituted biaryl products (E, E' = H, B, Si, Ge, Sn)
- Reaction with an alkyne giving a fused polycyclic product (drawn)
- Reaction with an alkene giving a fused product containing a five-membered ring (drawn)
- Cross-coupling giving a bridged polycyclic product (drawn)
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Data from the TCI brochure
| Kemasan | 200 mg / 1 g |
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Source: TCI brochure FF113 (2025-03-31)
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