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B51801

1,2-Bis(4-pyridyl)ethane

99%

Synonym(s):

Bpa, 4,4′-Ethylenedipyridine

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C12H12N2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
184.24
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
EC Number:
225-543-2
MDL number:
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Product Name

1,2-Bis(4-pyridyl)ethane, 99%

InChI

1S/C12H12N2/c1(11-3-7-13-8-4-11)2-12-5-9-14-10-6-12/h3-10H,1-2H2

InChI key

DQRKTVIJNCVZAX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES string

C(Cc1ccncc1)c2ccncc2

assay

99%

form

solid

mp

110-112 °C (lit.)

Quality Level

Application

1,2-Bis(4-pyridyl)ethane has been used as a flexible bridging ligand in the synthesis of metal-organic frameworks.

General description

1,2-Bis(4-pyridyl)ethane is an N-donor ligand mainly used in the formation of molecular and coordination polymers with metal ions.

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves


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Reactions of Cu (hfacac) 2? H2O (hfacac= Hexafluoroacetylacetonate) with Bidentate Ligands. Preparation, Characterization, and X-ray Structures of the Molecular Complexes Cu (hfacac) 2 (pyrazine) 2 and Cu (hfacac) 2 (3-cyanopyridine) 2 and the One-Dimensional Coordination Polymers Cu (hfacac) 2 (1, 2-bis (4-pyridyl) ethane) and Cu (hfacac) 2 (4, 4 `-trimethylenebipyridine)
Dong Y B
Inorganic Chemistry, 38(22), 5027-5033 (1999)
Structural analyses and magnetic properties of 3D coordination polymeric networks of nickel (II) maleate and manganese (II) adipate with the flexible 1, 2-bis (4-pyridyl) ethane ligand.
Mukherjee P. S
Inorganic Chemistry, 42(8), 2695-2703 (2003)
Supramolecular architectures and magnetic behavior of coordination polymers from copper (II) carboxylates and 1, 2-bis (4-pyridyl) ethane as a flexible bridging ligand.
Carballo R
Crystal Growth & Design, 7(6), 1069-1077 (2007)
Andjela A Franich et al.
Journal of inorganic biochemistry, 210, 111158-111158 (2020-07-06)
Three new dinuclear palladium(II) complexes with general formula [{Pd(en)Cl}2(μ-L)]2+ (L is pyridine-based bridging ligand 4,4'-bipyridine (4,4'-bipy, 1), 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane (bpa, 2), 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene (bpe, 3) and en is bidentate coordinated ethylenediamine) were synthesized and characterized by elemental microanalyses, NMR (1H and 13C)
A one-dimensional CoII coordination polymer exhibiting an unusual conformation for 1, 2-bis (4-pyridyl) ethane.
Almeida Paz F A
Acta Crystallographica Section E, Structure Reports Online, 58(12), m691-m693 (2002)

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