8.01801

Benzophenone

for synthesis

• Synonym(s): Benzophenone, Diphenylketon, Diphenylmethanon, Benzoylbenzol
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₁₃H₁₀O
• CAS Number: 119-61-9
• Molecular Weight: 182.22
• MDL number: MFCD00003076
• UNSPSC Code: 12352115
• EC Index Number: 204-337-6
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• vapor pressure: 0.004 hPa ( 20 °C)
• Quality Level: 200
• Assay: ≥99.0% (GC)
• form: crystals
• potency: >10000 mg/kg LD₅₀, oral (Rat); 3535 mg/kg LD₅₀, skin (Rabbit)
• reaction suitability: reagent type: reductant
• bp: 304-306 °C/1013 hPa
• mp: 47-49 °C
• transition temp: flash point 150 °C
• density: 1.1 g/cm³ at 25 °C
• bulk density: 700 kg/m³
• storage temp.: 2-30°C
• InChI: 1S/C13H10O/c14-13(11-7-3-1-4-8-11)12-9-5-2-6-10-12/h1-10H
• InChI key: RWCCWEUUXYIKHB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Application

• Single and mixture effects of bisphenol A and benzophenone-3: Discusses the immune system effects when exposed to benzophenone-3 and bisphenol A, important for understanding chemical interactions in drug discovery and safety evaluations (Fischer et al., 2024).
• A surface-independent bioglue using photo-crosslinkable benzophenone moiety: Develops a novel bioglue using benzophenone, which is crucial for applications in medical adhesives and tissue engineering, reflecting the versatility of benzophenone in creating cross-linked polymers (Shi et al., 2024).
• Photo trapping voltage-gated cardiac sodium channels: Utilizes benzophenone to study local motions within cardiac sodium channels, offering insights into molecular dynamics important for designing drugs targeting cardiovascular diseases (Goodchild and Ahern, 2024).

Analysis Note

Assay (GC, area%): ≥ 99.0 % (a/a)
Melting range (lower value): ≥ 47 °C
Melting range (upper value): ≤ 49 °C
Identity (IR): passes test
Due to its specific melting range the product may be solid, liquid, a solidified melt or a supercooled melt.

Safety Information

• Pictograms: GHS08
• Signal Word: Danger
• Hazard Statements: H350 - H373 - H412
• Precautionary Statements: P202 - P260 - P273 - P280 - P308 + P313 - P405
• Hazard Classifications: Aquatic Chronic 3 - Carc. 1B - STOT RE 2 Oral
• Storage Class Code: 6.1C - Combustible, acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects
• WGK: WGK 1
• Flash Point(F): 280.4 °F - closed cup
• Flash Point(C): 138 °C - closed cup