The 2-(4-Biphenylyl)-5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole is an organic compound with the formula C₂₀H₁₄N₂O. The IUPAC name of this chemical is 2-phenyl-5-(4-phenylphenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole. With the CAS registry number 852-38-0 and EINECS 212-712-0, it is also named as 1,3,4-Oxadiazole, 2-(1,1'-biphenyl)-4-yl-5-phenyl-. The product's category is Biphenyl Derivatives. It is white fine crystalline powder which is soluble in toluene and xylene, insoluble in water. When using it, people should not breathe dust and avoid contact with skin and eyes. Additionally, this chemical should be sealed in the container and stored at the temperature of 2-8 °C.

The other characteristics of this product can be summarized as: (1)ACD/LogP: 6.34; (2)# of Rule of 5 Violations: 1; (3)ACD/LogD (pH 5.5): 6.34; (4)ACD/LogD (pH 7.4): 6.34; (5)ACD/BCF (pH 5.5): 38447.32; (6)ACD/BCF (pH 7.4): 38447.32; (7)ACD/KOC (pH 5.5): 66593.3; (8)ACD/KOC (pH 7.4): 66593.3; (9)#H bond acceptors: 3; (10)#H bond donors: 0; (11)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 3; (12)Index of Refraction: 1.612; (13)Molar Refractivity: 88.51 cm³; (14)Molar Volume: 254.5 cm³; (15)Polarizability: 35.08×10^-24 cm³; (16)Surface Tension: 47.9 dyne/cm; (17)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 71.68 kJ/mol; (18)Vapour Pressure: 6.2E-09 mmHg at 25°C; (19)Rotatable Bond Count: 3; (20)Exact Mass: 298.110613; (21)MonoIsotopic Mass: 298.110613; (22)Topological Polar Surface Area: 38.9; (23)Heavy Atom Count: 23; (24)Complexity: 355.

Uses of 2-(4-Biphenylyl)-5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole: It can react with acetyl chloride to get 1-[4'-(5-phenyl-[1,3,4]oxadiazol-2-yl)-biphenyl-4-yl]-ethanone. This reaction needs reagent AlCl₃ and solvent CH₂Cl₂ by heating. The reaction time is 5 hours. The yield is 80%.

People can use the following data to convert to the molecule structure.
1. SMILES:n1nc(oc1c2ccccc2)c4ccc(c3ccccc3)cc4
2. InChI:InChI=1/C20H14N2O/c1-3-7-15(8-4-1)16-11-13-18(14-12-16)20-22-21-19(23-20)17-9-5-2-6-10-17/h1-14H
3. InChIKey:WMAXWOOEPJQXEB-UHFFFAOYAA