1,10-Phenanthroline CAS 66-71-7

1,10-Phenanthroline

Name	1,10-Phenanthroline
Synonyms	o-Phenanthroline
Molecular Structure
Molecular Formula	C12H8N2
Molecular Weight	180.21
CAS Registry Number	66-71-7
EC Number	200-629-2

Uses：

1. Application of chemical analysis

Metal ion detection: used for quantitative colorimetric analysis of iron salts, such as indicator for cerium sulfate titration of iron salts.

Redox indicator: used to measure metal ions such as ferrous, palladium, vanadium, copper, as well as titanium iron reagents.

Spectral analysis: As a ligand for CO ₂ reduction research, used for UV visible spectroscopy determination.

2. Electrochemistry and Materials Science

Organic solar cells/OLED materials/Catalytic reaction

3. Environmental and Biological Fields

Pollutant degradation: Activate persulfate to generate reactive oxygen species (ROS), which degrade organic pollutants in water.

DNA cleavage: Copper ion complexes serve as non oxidative nucleases with potential anti-cancer applications.

4. Other uses

Electroplating additives: improve the performance of metal coatings.

Animal fiber dye: used for the synthesis of specific dyes.