Acenaphthylene

Acenaphthylene (CAS 208-96-8) is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon used as a chemical intermediate and building block in specialty synthesis.

Where is Acenaphthylene used?

• Pharmaceutical and fine chemical manufacturing: precursor to complex organic compounds
• Pharmaceutical research: rigid aromatic scaffold for bioactive molecules and drug candidates requiring fused-ring architecture
• Catalyst precursor in transition-metal-catalyzed reactions
• Ligand design and coordination chemistry, supported by its conjugated ring system
• Specialty chemicals: intermediate for dyes, pigments and other polycyclic aromatic derivatives
• Reference standards and analytical calibration materials for environmental and forensic testing
• It is supplied primarily as a solid crystalline material.

Commercial specifications

• Purity typically 95% to 99%+ for laboratory and synthesis applications
• Packaging in small quantities suited to specialty and research procurement
• Larger lot sizes on request from bulk chemical distributors