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Benzene

Meets ACS Specifications, Meets Reagent Specifications for testing USP/NF monographs GR ACS

Synonym(s):

Benzene

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H6
CAS Number:
71-43-2
Molecular Weight:
78.11
MDL number:
MFCD00003009
UNSPSC Code:
12352005
EC Index Number:
200-753-7

Agency

meets USP/NF

Quality Level

200

vapor pressure

101 hPa ( 20 °C)

Assay

≥99% (GC)

form

liquid

impurities

≤0.005% Sulfur compounds (as S)
≤0.05% Water (H2O)

evapn. residue

≤0.001%

color

APHA: ≤10

bp

80.1 °C/1013 hPa

mp

5.5 °C

transition temp

flash point -11 °C

solubility

1.88 g/L

density

0.88 g/cm3 at 20 °C

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

room temp

InChI

1S/C6H6/c1-2-4-6-5-3-1/h1-6H

InChI key

UHOVQNZJYSORNB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Benzene (C6H6) is an organic compound. It is widely used as a solvent in the production of industrial chemicals (such as cyclohexane, cumene, and styrene), and adhesives. Additionally, several types of rubber, lubricants, dyes, detergents, drugs, and pesticides are made using benzene.

Application

Benzene can be used:
  • As a starting material to produce ethylbenzene with the gaseous ethylene in presence of Friedel-Crafts catalysts (aluminum chloride).
  • As a starting material to produce cumene by catalytic alkylation with propylene.
  • As a reactant in the production of cyclohexane under mild condition using Ru/ carbon nanotubes (CNTs) catalysts by hydrogenation method.
  • To synthesis phenol using H2O2 as an oxygen source and nickel(II)complex as a catalyst by hydroxylation method.
  • As a solvent along with hexafluoro benzene to obtain stabilized graphene sheet.

Analysis Note

Assay (GC): 99.0% min
Color (APHA): 10 max
Evaporation residue: 0.001% max
Form: Clear liquid
Substances darkened by sulfuric acid: To pass test
Sulfur compounds (as S): 0.005% max
Thiophene: To pass test (limit 1 ppm)
Water (H2O): 0.05% max

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 3 - Asp. Tox. 1 - Carc. 1A - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Muta. 1B - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT RE 1

Target Organs

Blood

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

12.2 °F

Flash Point(C)

-11 °C

Regulatory Listings

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PRTR

Specified Class I Designated Chemical Substances

FSL

Group 4: Flammable liquids
Type 1 petroleums
Hazardous rank II
Water insoluble liquid

ISHL Indicated Name

Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

ISHL Notified Names

Substances Subject to be Notified Names

JAN Code

BX0220.901:
X21189-901:
BX0220-901:
SAX21189-BULK:
BX0220-5:
SA32212-6X1L:
SA32212-2.5L:
SA32212-2L:
BX0220-3:
32212-901:
BX0220-6:
SA32212-1L:
MC0220-901:
BX0220-20:
MC0240-901:

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