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9,10-Dithioanthracene
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Anthracene-9,10-dithiol is an organosulfur compound with the formula . It is one of several isomer of anthracene with two thiol groups.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C14H10S2
- Molecular weight
- 242.4 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- anthracene-9,10-dithiol
- SMILES
- C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=C3C=CC=CC3=C2S)S
- InChIKey
- QHWTVIYSEHVEKU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 4.7
- Polar surface area
- 2 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- organic compound
- Has part
- hydrogen
- Mass
- 242.022392
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- Commons category
- 9,10-Dithioanthracene
- chemical formula
- C₁₄H₁₀S₂
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=C3C=CC=CC3=C2S)S
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Anthracene-9,10-dithiol is an organosulfur compound with the formula . It is one of several isomer of anthracene with two thiol groups.
In 2004, DTA molecules were demonstrated to be able to "walk" in a straight line (reportedly a first) on a metal surface by, in effect, mimicking the bipedal motion of a human being. The sulfur-bearing functional groups on either side (referred to as "linkers") serve as the molecule's "feet". When the compound is heated on a flat copper surface, the linkers raise up, alternating from side to side, and propel the molecule forward.
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