Anthracene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) composed of three fused benzene rings. It is supplied primarily as a crystalline solid and is used industrially as a chemical intermediate for dye and pigment manufacture (notably anthraquinone derivatives), as a scintillator material in detection applications, and as a research/reagent chemical in organic synthesis. Anthracene is subject to standard hazardous-substance controls and must be handled according to SDS guidance.
Applications
- Dye and pigment intermediate
Anthracene is an industrial precursor for anthraquinone and related intermediates used in dye and pigment manufacture. - Scintillator and detector material
Anthracene crystals and doped plastics are used as organic scintillators for radiation detection and optical applications. - Organic synthesis reagent
Anthracene serves as a building block in synthetic chemistry for specialized aromatic derivatives and research compounds. - Photochemical research and materials
Used in photophysical studies, fluorescence research and development of organic electronic/photonic materials. - Additive and specialty chemical feedstock
Employed as a feedstock in select specialty chemical syntheses where PAH frameworks are required.
