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Product Code B3821-1g
Price $56 ex. VAT

Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs) Terphenyl Ligand

A formyl functional ligand linker for COFs in application of highly efficient electrochemiluminescence, photocatalyst, oxygen reduction reactions, iodine adsorption and water pollutant detection and removal


Specifications | MSDS | Literature and Reviews


4,4''-p-Terphenyldicarboxaldehyde (TPDA), CAS number 62940-38-9, has a linear terphenyl structure with one aldehyde on each end of the phenyl rings.

Two-dimensional COF, TCPP-TPDA-COF, with porphyrin active sites and natural π-electron network of terphenyl structure as the charge transport passage, facilitated the photo-induced aqueous oxygen-tolerant PET-RAFT polymerization under multi-wavelength visible light.

Constructed by Schiff base condensation reaction between 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-aminophenyl)-21H,23H-porphyrin (Tph) and 4,4''-p-Terphenyldicarboxaldehyde, covalent organic framework Tph-TPDA-COF showed excellent photocatalytic activity.

MOF and COF ligands

MOF and COF ligands

Aldehyde ligand for cross-linked COF networks

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High purity 62940-38-9

High purity

>98% High purity

Facile reactions

Facile reactions

Aldehyde possesses excellent reactivity

General Information


CAS Number 62940-38-9
Chemical Formula C20H14O2
Full Name 4,4''-p-Terphenyldicarboxaldehyde
Molecular Weight 286.32 g/mol
Synonyms TDA, TPDA, [1,1':4',1''-Terphenyl]-4,4''-dicarboxaldehyde
Classification / Family Terphenyl, COF ligands

Chemical Structure


62940-38-9 - 4,4''-p-terphenyldicarboxaldehyde chemical structure
4,4''-p-Terphenyldicarboxaldehyde (TPDA) Chemical Structure, 62940-38-9

Product Details


Purity >98%
Melting Point 210 – 213 °C
Appearance White to off-white powder to flakes to fibres/crystals

MSDS Documentation


62940-38-9 - 4,4''-p-terphenyldicarboxaldehyde4,4''-p-Terphenyldicarboxaldehyde MSDS Sheet

Literature and Reviews


  1. A general design approach toward covalent organic frameworks for highly efficient electrochemiluminescence, Y. Li et al., Nat. Commun. 12, 4735 (2021); DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25013-8.
  2. Visible light-triggered PET-RAFT polymerization by heterogeneous 2D porphyrin-based COF photocatalyst under aqueous condition, H. Yang et al., Eur. Polym. J., 173, 111306 (2022); DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2022.111306.
  3. Synthesis and Catalytic Properties of Metal–N-Heterocyclic-Carbene-Decorated Covalent Organic Framework, Y. Li et al., Org. Lett., 22 (18), 7363–7368 (2020); DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c02721.
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