Description
p-Quaterphenyl is an extensively employed compound in the biomedical realm and boasts remarkable antioxidant and anticancer attributes owing to its exquisite structural configuration. Its profound therapeutic potential in combating diverse ailments such as lung cancer, breast cancer, and colon cancer has been unveiled. Apart from this, p-Quaterphenyl finds application in the assessment of effectiveness and safety of potential remedial drugs involved in drug discovery and development procedures.
Chemical Properties
white powder
Uses
As primary fluor or as wavelength shifter in
soluble scintillators.
Definition
ChEBI: P-quaterphenyl is a benzenoid aromatic compound that consists of four phenyl groups connected to each other in the para position. It has a role as a chromophore.
Purification Methods
p-Quaterphenyl [135-70-6] M 306.4, m 312-314o, b 4 2 8o/18mm. Recrystallise p-quaterphenyl from dimethyl sulfoxide at ca 50o. [Beilstein 5 II 669.]
Excitation / Emission Maximum
437 nm/477 nm
