Biphenyl
1,1'-biphenyl, diphenyl, xenene, bibenzene, phenyl benzene, 1,1'-biphenyl, phenylbenzene, xenene, 1,1'-diphenyl, phenador-x, tetrosin ly, carolid al, phph, 1,1-biphenyl, bnl, biphenyl, 1,1-, meta biphenyl, bi-phenyl, distilled hydrodealkylized toluene, 4,4'-biphenyl, 1,1''-biphenyl, 1, 1'-diphenyl
How to detect Biphenyl
Formula: C12H10 | CAS: 92-52-4
Synonyms: 1,1'-biphenyl, diphenyl, xenene, bibenzene, phenyl benzene, 1,1'-biphenyl, phenylbenzene, xenene, 1,1'-diphenyl, phenador-x, tetrosin ly, carolid al, phph, 1,1-biphenyl, bnl, biphenyl, 1,1-, meta biphenyl, bi-phenyl, distilled hydrodealkylized toluene, 4,4'-biphenyl, 1,1''-biphenyl, 1, 1'-diphenyl
Biphenyl, which occurs naturally in crude oil, is used in the manufacture of diverse chemicals such as paint emulsifiers, plastics and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). It is used as a heat transfer reagent. It impeded fungal growth and is therefore used as a fungicide.
Specification
Specification | Value/Information |
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Formula | C12H10 |
CAS no. | 92-52-4 |
Gas Response Factor, 11.7 eV | NA |
Gas Response Factor, 10.6 eV | 0.4 |
Gas Response Factor, 10.0 eV | 0.60 |
ppm per mg/m⁻³, (20 °C, 1 bar) | 0.156 |
Molecular Weight, g/mole | 154.2 |
Melting point, °C | 70 |
Boiling point, °C | 254 |
Specification | Value/Information |
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Flash point, °C | 112.8 |
Upper Explosive Limit, % | 5.8 |
Lower Explosive Limit, % | 0.6 |
Density, g.cm⁻³ | 1.04 |
Ionisation Energy, eV | 8.23 |
NIOSH TWA REL, ppm | 0.2 |
NIOSH IDLH, ppm | 100 |
OSHA TWA PEL, ppm | 0.2 |
OSHA TWA PEL, mg.m⁻³ | 1 |