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Product Code B661-5g
Price $169 ex. VAT

Specifications | Literature and Reviews


2-Bromotriphenylene, also known as 2-bromobenzo[9,10]phenanthrene, is an OLED intermediate for the synthesis of hole transport layer (HTL) materials or host materials. It is electron rich and has a planar structure in electroluminescence devices.

2-Bromotriphenylene can also be used as an intermediate to be embedded as a fluorescent probe for sensors and biomedical applications.

Triphenylene building block

Triphenylene building block

for the synthesis of OLED and organic photovoltaic materials

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Substituted with a bromide group

Substituted with a bromide group

for facile reactions

High purity

High purity

>98% Purity

General Information


CAS Number 19111-87-6
Chemical Formula C18H11Br
Molecular Weight 307.19 g/mol
Full Name 2-Bromotriphenylene
Synonyms 2-Bromobenzo[9,10]phenanthrene
Classification / Family Benzo[9,10]phenanthrene derivatives, building blocks, OLED intermediates

Chemical Structure


2-Bromotriphenylene structure, 19111-87-6
Chemical structure of 2-Bromotriphenylene, CAS 19111-87-6

Product Details


Purity >98%
Melting Point 134.0 °C
Appearance White to off-white powder

Literature and Reviews


  1. π–π stacking: a strategy to improve the electron mobilities of bipolar hosts for TADF and phosphorescent devices with low efficiency roll-off, M. Cai et al, J. Mater. Chem. C, 5, 3372-3381 (2017); DOI: 10.1039/C7TC00733G.
  2. Triphenylene containing host materials with high thermal stability for green phosphorescent organic light emitting diode, N. Lee et al., Dyes Pigm., 101, 221-228 (2014); DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2013.09.046.
  3. Novel fluorescent liquid crystals: synthesis, mesomorphism and fluorescence of triphenylene-Bodipy derivatives based on 1,3,5-triazine core, H. Feng et al., Liq. Cryst., 45, 1470-1476 (2018); DOI: 10.1080/02678292.2018.1446554.
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