Diphenyl ether
ALDRICH/240834 - ReagentPlus®, ≥99%
Synonym: Diphenyl oxide; Phenyl ether
CAS Number: 101-84-8
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C12H10O
Molecular Weight: 170.21
EC Number: 202-981-2
MDL Number: MFCD00003034
Linear Formula: (C6H5)2O
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | ≥99% |
| autoignition temp. | 1144 °F |
| bp | 259 °C (lit.) |
| density | 1.073 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| dilution | (for general lab use) |
| expl. lim. | 1.5 % |
| form | crystalline |
| functional group | phenoxy |
| InChI | 1S/C12H10O/c1-3-7-11(8-4- |
| InChI key | USIUVYZYUHIAEV-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 25-27 °C (lit.) |
| product line | ReagentPlus® |
| Quality Level | 100 ![]() |
| refractive index | n |
| SMILES string | O(c1ccccc1)c2ccccc2 |
| solubility | alcohol: soluble(lit.) |
| benzene: soluble(lit.) | |
| diethyl ether: soluble(lit.) | |
| glacial acetic acid: soluble(lit.) | |
| water: insoluble(lit.) | |
| vapor density | >5.86 (25 °C, vs air) |
| vapor pressure | <1 mmHg ( 20 °C) |
| Application: | Diphenyl ether can be used as: • An additive in the fabrication of thienothiophene-co-benzodithiophene polymer-based organic photovoltaics and isoindigo polymer-based organic solar cells. • A model compound to study the hydrodeoxygenation of ether linkages in the lignin fragments using various catalytic systems. • A solvent in the synthesis of FePd nanoparticles using modified polyol process. |
| General description: | The diphenyl derivatives, having potency for inhibiting InhA (an essential enoyl acyl carrier protein reductase involved in mycolic acid biosynthesis), were studied. |
| Legal Information: | ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany |
| Packaging: | 5, 100 g in glass bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() GHS07,GHS09 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H319 - H410 |
| Precautionary statements | P264 - P273 - P280 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P337 + P313 - P391 |
| Hazard Codes | Xi,N |
| Risk Statements | 36-51/53 |
| Safety Statements | 26-60-61 |
| RIDADR | UN 3077 9 / PGIII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 2 |
| Flash Point(F) | 239.0 °F - closed cup |
| Flash Point(C) | 115 °C - closed cup |
| Purity | ≥99% |
| bp | 259 °C (lit.) |
| mp | 25-27 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 1.073 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| Refractive Index | n |
| UNSPSC | 12352100 |



