Biphenyl-4,4'-dicarboxylic acid

Structural formula
General
Surname	Biphenyl-4,4'-dicarboxylic acid
other names	1,1-biphenyl-4,4'-dicarboxylic acid; BPDCA;
Molecular formula	C 14 H 10 O 4
External identifiers / databases
EC number	212-328-3
ECHA InfoCard	100.011.208
PubChem	13084
Wikidata	Q2662185
properties
Molar mass	242.33 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
Melting point	> 300 ° C
safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances danger
H and P phrases	H: 315-319-335
	P: 261-305 + 351 + 338
	As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Biphenyl-4,4'-dicarboxylic acid (HO ₂ CC ₆ H ₄ C ₆ H ₄ CO ₂ H) is an aromatic chemical compound . The structure consists of two benzene rings , each with a carboxy group (-COOH) attached in the para position .

BPDCA was deposited on calcite in experiments on self-assembling nanostructures.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c data sheet biphenyl-4,4′-dicarboxylic acid from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on December 14, 2012 ( PDF ).
↑ Markus Nimmrich, Philipp Rahe, Markus Kittelmann and Angelika Kühnle: Organically ordered - strategies for the production of functional structures of organic molecules on dielectric surfaces Physik Journal 12 (2012) p. 29.

[Sigma-1] ta sheet biphenyl-4,4′-dicarboxylic acid from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on December 14, 2012 ( PDF ).

[2] Markus Nimmrich, Philipp Rahe, Markus Kittelmann and Angelika Kühnle: Organically ordered - strategies for the production of functional structures of organic molecules on dielectric surfaces Physik Journal 12 (2012) p. 29.