1,6-Diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene / 5 G

1,6-Diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene is a conjugated hydrocarbon compound with a linear chain of six carbon atoms and alternating double bonds. It is a yellow crystalline solid commonly used as a fluorescent probe in organic chemistry and as a precursor for the synthesis of functionalized polyenes.

Application:

1,6-Diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene is primarily utilized as a fluorescent probe in biochemical and analytical assays due to its sensitive response to changes in molecular environment. It is also employed as a key intermediate in the synthesis of functionalized polyene compounds for materials science and organic electronics.

Articles:

- Multiple responses of 1,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene to mechanical stimulation: emission enhancement, piezochromism and negative linear compressibility

Publication Date: 30th March 2023

Zhiyuan Fu, Zhiqiang Yang, Xinyi Yang, Kai Wang and Bo Zou

https://doi.org/10.1039/D3SC00482A

- On the Photophysics of 1,6-Diphenyl-1,3,5-Hexatriene Isomers and Rotamers

Publication Date: 06 April 2011

Balduin Küpper, Dr. Martin Kleinschmidt, Dr. Klaus Schaper, Prof. Dr. Christel M. Marian

https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.201001068

- Unusual 1,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene (DPH) spectrophotometric behavior in water/ethanol and water/DMSO mixtures

Publication Date: 2010

Augusto C. Gracetto, Vagner R. Batistela, Wilker Caetano, Hueder P. M. de Oliveira, Willy Glen Santos, Carla C. S. Cavalheiro, Noboru Hioka

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-50532010000800013