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[p-Terphenyl]-4,4''-dicarboxylic acid

CAS Number 13653-84-4

Chemistry Building Blocks, Materials, MOF Ligands, Porous Organic Frameworks

Product Code B3121-1g
Price $46 ex. VAT

Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) Terphenyl Ligand

A rigid linear ligand linker for MOFs in applications of carbon dioxide storage


Specifications | MSDS | Literature and Reviews


[p-Terphenyl]-4,4''-dicarboxylic acid (H2TPDC) is a linear terphenyl with one carboxylic acid group on each end of the structure at 4,4'-positions.

Thermal annealing treatment for the reticular dysprosium (Dy) with rigid molecular ligand linker [p-terphenyl]-4,4''-dicarboxylic acid (Dy:H2TPDC) architecture gives rise to an unprecedented quasi-hexagonal nanostructure. The structure is based on dinuclear dysprosium clusters, exhibiting a unique six-fold Dy⋯O bonding motif.

General Information


CAS Number 13653-84-4
Chemical Formula C20H14O4
Full Name [p-Terphenyl]-4,4''-dicarboxylic acid
Molecular Weight 318.32 g/mol
Synonyms H2TPDC, H2TDA, [1,1':4',1''-Terphenyl]-4,4''-dicarboxylic acid
Classification / Family Terphenyl, MOF ligands,

Chemical Structure


13653-84-4 - [p-Terphenyl]-4,4''-dicarboxylic acid chemical structure
[p-Terphenyl]-4,4''-dicarboxylic acid (H2TPDC) Chemical Structure, 13653-84-4

Product Details


Purity >97%
Melting Point n.a.
Appearance White powder/crystal

MSDS Documentation


13653-84-4 - p-terphenyl-4,4''-dicarboxylic acid[p-terphenyl]-4,4''-dicarboxylic acid MSDS Sheet

Literature and Reviews


  1. Modulated Synthesis of Zr-Based Metal–Organic Frameworks: From Nano to Single Crystals, A. Schaate et al., Chem, Euro. J., 17 (24), 6643-6651 (2011); DOI: 10.1002/chem.201003211.
  2. Dysprosium-carboxylate nanomeshes with tunable cavity size and assembly motif through ionic interactions, B. Cirera et al., Chem. Commun., 52, 11227-11230 (2016); DOI: 10.1039/C6CC04874A.
  3. Enhanced water stability and high CO2 storage capacity of a Lewis basic sites-containing zirconium metal–organic framework, S. Demir et al., Dalton Trans., 50, 16587-16592 (2021); DOI: 10.1039/D1DT02772G.
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