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phenylacetylene
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Phenylacetylene is an alkyne hydrocarbon containing a phenyl group. It exists as a colorless, viscous liquid. In research, it is sometimes used as an analog for acetylene; being a liquid, it is easier to handle than acetylene gas.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C8H6
- Molecular weight
- 102.13 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- ethynylbenzene
- SMILES
- C#CC1=CC=CC=C1
- InChIKey
- UEXCJVNBTNXOEH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.5
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Has part
- carbon
- Mass
- 102.047
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- chemical formula
- C₈H₆
- found in taxon
- Tuber borchii
- canonical SMILES
- C#CC1=CC=CC=C1
- density
- 0.93
- melting point
- -45
- pKa
- 28.8
- Commons category
- Phenylacetylene
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Preparation
- Reactions
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Phenylacetylene is an alkyne hydrocarbon containing a phenyl group. It exists as a colorless, viscous liquid. In research, it is sometimes used as an analog for acetylene; being a liquid, it is easier to handle than acetylene gas.
==Preparation== In the laboratory, phenylacetylene can be prepared by elimination of hydrogen bromide from styrene dibromide using sodium amide in ammonia: 350px
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