Specification
Description
Anthraquinone appears as yellow crystals or powder. (NTP, 1992);DryPowder; WetSolid;LIGHT YELLOW CRYSTALS.
Synonyms
9,10-Dioxoanthracene
IUPAC Name
anthracene-9,10-dione
Canonical SMILES
O=C1C2=C(C=CC=C2)C(=O)C2=C1C=CC=C2
InChI
InChI=1S/C14H8O2/c15-13-9-5-1-2-6-10(9)14(16)12-8-4-3-7-11(12)13/h1-8H
InChI Key
RZVHIXYEVGDQDX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Boiling Point
379-381 °C (lit.)
Melting Point
284-286 °C(lit.)
Flash Point
141.4±16.6 °C
Solubility
less than 1 mg/mL at 73° F (NTP, 1992);6.48e-06 M;0.44 g/100 g alc at 25 °C; 2.25 g/100 g boiling alc; 0.11 g/100 g ether at 25 °C; 0.61 g/100 g chloroform at 20 °C; 0.26 g/100 g benzene at 20 °C; 0.30 g/100 g toluene at 25 °C;SOL IN CONCN SULFURIC ACID;Soluble in acetone;In water, 1.353 mg/L at 25 °C;Solubility in water: very poor
Storage
Powder-20°C, 3 years; 4°C, 2 years; In solvent-80°C, 6 months; -20°C, 1 month.
Autoignition Temperature
650 °C;650 °C
Color/Form
Light yellow, slender monoclinic prisms by sublimation in vacuo. Almost colorless, orthorhombic, bipyramidal crystals from sulfuric acid and water.;Yellow rhombic needles from alcohol, benzene;Yellow-green crystals
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count
1
Decomposition
When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes.
Exact Mass
208.052429g/mol
LogP
3.39 (LogP);log Kow = 3.39;3.39
Monoisotopic Mass
208.052429g/mol
Odor
Aromatic odor (technical)
Other Experimental
Vapor pressure = 1 mm Hg at 190.0 °C;Liquid Molar Volume = 0.193625 cu m/kmol; IG Heat of Formation = -9.52X10+7 J/kmol; Heat Fusion at Melting Point = 3.2552X10+7 J/kmol;Anthraquinone is sublimed easily without decomposition ... Anthraquinone dissolves in 90% sulfuric acid giving a yellow to orange solution, and in oleum (20% SO3), giving a red solution.;Henry's Law constant = 2.35X10-8 atm-cu m/mole at 25 °C (est);Hydroxyl radical reaction rate constant = 1.5X10-12 cu cm/molecule-sec at 25 °C (est)
Shipping
Can be shipped at room temperature, where not in use may vary.
Source
PlantsLeguminosaeseeds of Cassia tora Linn.Plantsother families
Stability
Stable to acids and alkalis.
Vapor Density
7.16 (NTP, 1992) (Relative to Air);7.16 (Air = 1);Relative vapor density (air = 1): 7.16
Vapor Pressure
1 mm Hg at 374 °F (NTP, 1992);1.16e-07 mmHg;1.16X10-7 mm Hg at 25 °C;Vapor pressure at 20 °C: negligible