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Phenol

unstabilized, purified by redistillation, ≥99%

Synonym(s):

Hydroxybenzene

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
C6H5OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
94.11
Beilstein:
969616
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352104
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.21

vapor density

3.24 (vs air)

Quality Level

vapor pressure

0.09 psi ( 55 °C)
0.36 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

≥99%

form

crystalline (solid)
crystals
liquid (after melt)

autoignition temp.

1319 °F

purified by

redistillation

expl. lim.

8.6 %

bp

181 °C
182 °C (lit.)

mp

40-42 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 84 g/L at 20 °C

density

1.071 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

Oc1ccccc1

InChI

1S/C6H6O/c7-6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5,7H

InChI key

ISWSIDIOOBJBQZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... GABRA1(2554)

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General description

Phenol is the simplest aromatic alcohol building block.

Application

Phenol may be used as a phase-transfer catalyst in electrolyte solutions of the lithium-O2 battery to promote solution phase discharge.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Eye Dam. 1 - Muta. 2 - Skin Corr. 1B - STOT RE 2

Target Organs

Nervous system,Kidney,Liver,Skin

Storage Class Code

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

174.2 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

79.0 °C - closed cup


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Phenol?Catalyzed Discharge in the Aprotic Lithium?Oxygen Battery.
Gao X, et al.
Angewandte Chemie (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) (2017)
Tyman JHP.
Synthetic and Natural Phenols., 67-67 (1996)
Eagleson M.
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 812-812 (1994)
Tyman JHP.
Synthetic and Natural Phenols., 270-270 (1996)
PREPARATION OF TRANSFORMING DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID BY PHENOL TREATMENT.
H SAITO et al.
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 72, 619-629 (1963-08-20)

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