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Tetraphenyl butadiene

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Formula
  
C28H22

Density
  
1.08 g/cm³

Melting point
  
203.5 °C

Molar mass
  
358.475 g/mol

Boiling point
  
556.1 °C

Pubchem
  
74060

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Appearance
  
white to yellow white needles

Tetraphenyl butadiene (IUPAC name: 1,1,4,4-tetraphenyl-1,3-butadiene, abbreviated TPB) is an organic chemical compound used as an electroluminescent dye. It glows blue with an emission spectrum peak wavelength at 430 nm, which makes it useful as a wavelength shifter.

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Tetraphenyl butadiene Wikipedia