Phenol
SIAL/16016 - puriss., ≥99.5% (GC), meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP, USP, crystalline (detached)
Synonym: Hydroxybenzene
CAS Number: 108-95-2
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C6H6O
Molecular Weight: 94.11
EC Number: 203-632-7
MDL Number: MFCD00002143
Linear Formula: C6H5OH
Product Type: Chemical
| agency | complies with USP (identity) |
| application(s) | food and beverages water monitoring |
| assay | ≥99.5% (GC) |
| 99.0-100.5% (calc. on H2O free substance) | |
| autoignition temp. | 1319 °F |
| bp | 182 °C (lit.) |
| density | 1.071 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| expl. lim. | 8.6 % |
| form | crystalline (detached) |
| grade | puriss. |
| impurities | acidic reac. Impurities, in accordance |
| organic volatile impurities, in accordance (GC) | |
| residual solvents, complies | |
| ≤0.05% non-volatile matter | |
| ≤0.3% water (Karl Fischer) | |
| InChI | 1S/C6H6O/c7-6-4-2-1-3-5-6 |
| InChI key | ISWSIDIOOBJBQZ-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 40-42 °C (lit.) |
| quality | meets analytical specification of Ph. Eur., BP, USP |
| Quality Level | 200  |
| SMILES string | Oc1ccccc1 |
| suitability | Citrobacter spp. |
| Escherichia coli | |
| coliforms | |
| in accordance for appearance of solution | |
| transition temp | solidification point ≥40 °C |
| vapor density | 3.24 (vs air) |
| vapor pressure | 0.09 psi ( 55 °C) |
| 0.36 mmHg ( 20 °C) |
| Application: | Phenol may be employed for the isolation of deoxyribonucleic acid from Bacillus subtilis. It may be used in the Berthelot color reaction for the quantitative estimation of ammonia. |
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| General description: | Phenol is an aromatic alcohol. Various industrial processes for the synthesis of phenol have been proposed. |
| Legal Information: | GRANUCULT is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany |
| Legal Information: | NutriSelect is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany |
| Symbol |     GHS05,GHS06,GHS08,GHS09 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H301 + H311 + H331 - H314 - H341 - H373 - H411 |
| Precautionary statements | P260 - P273 - P280 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | T |
| Risk Statements | 23/24/25-34-48/20/21/22-68 |
| Safety Statements | 24/25-26-28-36/37/39-45 |
| RIDADR | UN 1671 6.1 / PGII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 2 |
| Flash Point(F) | 174.2 °F - closed cup |
| Flash Point(C) | 79.0 °C - closed cup |
| Purity | ≥99.5% (GC); 99.0-100.5% (calc. on H2O free substance) |
| bp | 182 °C (lit.) |
| mp | 40-42 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 1.071 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352104 |