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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H6
CAS Number:
71-43-2
Molecular Weight:
78.11
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
969212
EC Number:
200-753-7
MDL number:
MFCD00003009
UNSPSC Code:
12352002
PubChem Substance ID:
329753940
NACRES:
NA.21
Grade:
ACS reagent
Assay:
≥99.0%
Bp:
80 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
166 mmHg ( 37.7 °C)
74.6 mmHg ( 20 °C)
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grade

ACS reagent

Quality Level

200

vapor density

2.77 (vs air)

vapor pressure

166 mmHg ( 37.7 °C)
74.6 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

≥99.0%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

1043 °F

expl. lim.

8 %

dilution

(for analytical testing)

impurities

H2SO4, passes test (darkened)
 thiophene, passes test (limit ∼1ppm)
≤0.005% S compounds
≤0.05% water (Karl Fischer)

evapn. residue

≤0.001%

color

APHA: ≤10

refractive index

n20/D 1.501 (lit.)

bp

80 °C (lit.)

mp

5.5 °C (lit.)

density

0.874 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

c1ccccc1

InChI

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

InChI key

UHOVQNZJYSORNB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Benzene is a monocyclic aromatic compound used as a solvent in chemical reactions. It is an essential raw material for fuels, rubber and plastics products, detergents, pesticides, and pharmaceuticals.
Our premium ACS solvents are ideal for routine chemical synthesis, drying, purification, and critical labware cleaning. They meet or exceed the rigorous standards of the American Chemical Society (ACS), ensuring high-quality results for your research needs.

Premium ACS Solvents: Our solvents meet or exceed the stringent standards set by the American Chemical Society, ensuring high quality and reliability for your laboratory applications.

Replicable and Publishable Results: Designed for consistency, our solvents deliver results that can be reliably reproduced, making them ideal for research that requires publication.

Versatile Applications: Suitable for routine chemical synthesis, drying, purification, and critical labware cleaning, our solvents cater to a wide range of research needs in the laboratory.

Application

Benzene can be used as a solvent in the:
  • Heck Reaction of vinyl bromides with styrenes to synthesize functionalized 1,3-dienes.
  • Gallium-catalyzed reductive lactonization of γ-keto acids to γ-lactone derivatives.
  • Anionic polymerization of styrene and 1,3-butadiene in the presence of phosphazene as a base.

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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

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

12.2 °F

flash_point_c

-11 °C

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