9,10-Bis(phenylethynyl)anthracene

9,10-Bis(phenylethynyl)anthracene (BPEA) is an aromatic hydrocarbon with the chemical formula is C30H18.

It displays strong fluorescence and is used as a chemiluminescent fluorophore with high quantum efficiency.

It is used in lightsticks as a fluorophor producing ghostly green light.

It is also used as a dopant for organic semiconductors in OLEDs.

The emission wavelength can be lowered by substituting the anthracene core by halogens or alkyls.

Skeletal formula
Skeletal formula
Ball-and-stick model
Ball-and-stick model
9,10-Bis(phenylethinyl)anthracen