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TCPO
Sign in to saveTCPO, or bis(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl) oxalate, is a chemical used in some types of glow sticks and is a key chemical in many chemiluminescent reactions.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C14H4Cl6O4
- Molecular weight
- 448.9 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- bis(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl) oxalate
- SMILES
- C1=C(C=C(C(=C1Cl)OC(=O)C(=O)OC2=C(C=C(C=C2Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl
- InChIKey
- GEVPIWPYWJZSPR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 7.3
- Polar surface area
- 52.6 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 4
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 445.8240746879999
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- chemical formula
- C₁₄H₄Cl₆O₄
- canonical SMILES
- C1=C(C=C(C(=C1Cl)OC(=O)C(=O)OC2=C(C=C(C=C2Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl)Cl
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- TCPO
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Uses
- Preparation
- See also
- References
TCPO, or bis(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl) oxalate, is a chemical used in some types of glow sticks and is a key chemical in many chemiluminescent reactions.
==Uses== When combined with a fluorescent dye like 9,10-bis(phenylethynyl)anthracene, a solvent (such as diethyl phthalate), and a weak base (usually sodium acetate or sodium salicylate), and hydrogen peroxide, the mixture will start a chemiluminescent reaction to glow a fluorescent green color.
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