BX0212

Benzene

OmniSolv^®

• Synonym(s): Benzene, Benzine
• 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

Properties

• vapor pressure: 101 hPa ( 20 °C)
• Quality Level: 100
• product line: OmniSolv^®
• assay: ≥99.7% (GC)
• form: liquid
• technique(s): HPLC: suitable; LC/MS: suitable; gas chromatography (GC): suitable
• impurities: ≤0.03% Water (H₂O)
• evapn. residue: ≤2 ppm
• 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
• UV cutoff: ≤280 nm
• UV absorption: λ: 280 nm A_max: ≤1.00; λ: 290 nm A_max: ≤0.15; λ: 300 nm A_max: ≤0.05; λ: 330 nm A_max: ≤0.01; λ: 350 nm A_max: ≤0.005
• shipped in: ambient
• storage temp.: room temp
• InChI: 1S/C6H6/c1-2-4-6-5-3-1/h1-6H
• InChI key: UHOVQNZJYSORNB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Application

OmniSolv^®

Preparation Note

Product filtered through a 0.2 μm filter

Analysis Note

Assay (GC)99.7% minColor (APHA)10 maxEvaporation residue2ppm maxFiltered through 0.2 µm filterTo pass testFormClear liquidInfrared SpectrumConforms to standardUV Abs. at 280 nm1.00AU maxUV Abs. at 290 nm0.15AU maxUV Abs. at 300 nm0.05AU maxUV Abs. at 330 nm0.01AU maxUV Abs. at 350 nm0.005AU maxUV Cut-off280nm maxWater (H2O)0.03% max

Legal Information

OMNISOLV is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS02,GHS08,GHS07
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H225,H304,H315,H319,H340,H350,H372,H412
• pcodes: P210 - P273 - P301 + P310 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P331
• 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: 3 - Flammable liquids
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: 12.2 °F
• flash_point_c: -11 °C