9-Anthraldehyde CAS:642-31-9

C₁₅H₁₀O

206.24

anthracene-9-carbaldehyde

C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C=C3C=CC=CC3=C2C=O

YMNKUHIVVMFOFO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI: InChI=1S/C15H10O/c16-10-15-13-7-3-1-5-11(13)9-12-6-2-4-8-14(12)15/h1-10H

642-31-9

9-anthracaldehyde is insoluble in water but soluble in common organic solvents including ethyl acetate, methylene chloride, and chloroform. 9-anthracene formaldehyde has excellent chemical reactivity, its aldehyde group (-CHO) is the center of its reaction, and various anthracene derivatives can be obtained through a variety of reactions. The substance can undergo nucleophilic addition reaction with metal-organic reagents, such as format reagent, organic zinc reagent, etc., to produce the corresponding alcohol derivatives. In addition, the compound can also undergo Wittig reactions to prepare various anthracycline derivatives containing double bonds.

Due to its strong reactivity and chemical conversion properties, 9-anthracaldehyde is often used as an intermediate in organic chemistry for the synthesis of complex organic molecules and dye molecules. It has a wide range of applications in basic chemistry research and the preparation of organic functional molecules. Due to the anthracene reaction of large conjugated system in the structure of the compound, 9-anthracene formaldehyde can be converted into various anthracene dyes by chemical modification or functionalization, and these dyes have a wide range of applications in textile, printing and coatings.