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4,4'-(2,2-Diphenylethene-1,1-diyl)dibenzaldehyde

CAS Number 1601465-06-8

Carbaldehyde Monomers, Chemistry Building Blocks, COF Ligands, Materials, Monomers, Porous Organic Frameworks

Product Code B3581-1g
Price $156 ex. VAT

Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) tetraphenylethylene ligand

to synthesise COF for electrocatalysis and AIE materials


Specifications | MSDS | Literature and Reviews


4,4'-(2,2-Diphenylethene-1,1-diyl)dibenzaldehyde (CAS number 1601465-06-8), is a tetraphenylethylene-based ligand with two aldehyde groups. The tetraphenylethylene core consists of four benzene ring connected by a ethene, making 4,4'-(2,2-diphenylethene-1,1-diyl)dibenzaldehyde highly conjugated. Therefore, 4,4'-(2,2-diphenylethene-1,1-diyl)dibenzaldehyde has been employed in combination with benzylamine to synthesise aggregation-induced emission (AIE) molecules through reductive amination.

A one-dimensional COF (1D-COFs) can be prepared from 4,4'-(2,2-diphenylethene-1,1-diyl)dibenzaldehyde and its amine derivatives with imine linkages. The resulting 1D COF displays good crystallinity, high surface areas and excellent chemical stability for electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction. It exhibits a high H2O2 selectivity of 85.8 % in the oxygen reduction reaction, with a catalytic turnover frequency (TOF) value of 0.051 s−1 at 0.2 V.

Facile reactions

Facile reactions

Aldehyde possesses excellent reactivity

High Purity 1601465-06-8

High Purity

>98% Purity

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MOF and COF ligands

MOF and COF ligands

Aldehyde ligand for cross-linked COF networks

General Information


CAS Number 1601465-06-8
Chemical Formula C28H20O2
Full Name 4,4'-(2,2-Diphenyl-1,1-ethenediyl)dibenzaldehyde
Molecular Weight 388.45 g/mol
Synonyms N/A
Classification / Family COFs, CMPs, Aldehyde ligands, Electrocatalysts, 1D-COFs, AIEs

Chemical Structure


4,4'-(2,2-Diphenylethene-1,1-diyl)dibenzaldehyde chemical structure, CAS 1601465-06-8.
4,4'-(2,2-Diphenylethene-1,1-diyl)dibenzaldehyde chemical structure, CAS 1601465-06-8

Product Details


Purity 98%
Melting Point N/A
Appearance Off-white powder

MSDS Documentation


4,4'-(2,2-Diphenylethene-1,1-diyl)dibenzaldehyde4,4'-(2,2-Diphenylethene-1,1-diyl)dibenzaldehyde MSDS Sheet

Literature and Reviews


  1. Synthesis of isoniazid-substituted tetraphenylethylene stereoisomers with dramatic differences on aggregate morphologies, optical and mechanochromic properties, Z. Lu et al., J. Photochem. Photobiol. A, 392, 112357 (2020); DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2020.112357.
  2. A self-assembling induced emission system constructed by host-guest interaction of AIE-active building blocks, W. Bai et al., Chem. Commun., 51, 1089-1091 (2015); DOI: 10.1039/C4CC06510G.
  3. One-dimensional covalent organic frameworks for the 2e- oxygen reduction reaction, S. An et al., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 62, e202218742 (2023); DOI: 10.1002/anie.202218742.
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