Biphenyl

• Formula: C₁₂H₁₀
• Molecular weight: 154.2078
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C12H10/c1-3-7-11(8-4-1)12-9-5-2-6-10-12/h1-10H Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: ZUOUZKKEUPVFJK-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 92-52-4
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• Isotopologues:
  • Biphenyl-d10
• Other names: 1,1'-Biphenyl; Bibenzene; Diphenyl; Phenylbenzene; 1,1'-Diphenyl; Lemonene; Phenador-X; PhPh; Xenene; Carolid AL; Tetrosin LY; NSC 14916; 1,1-Biphenyl
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IR Spectrum

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Data compiled by: Coblentz Society, Inc.

• SOLUTION (10% CCl4 FOR 4000-1340, 10% CCl4 FOR 430-200, 10% CS2 FOR 1340-430 CM^-1); BECKMAN IR-12 (GRATING); DIGITIZED BY COBLENTZ SOCIETY (BATCH I) FROM HARD COPY; 2 cm^-1 resolution
• VAPOR (1.0 MICROLITER AT 245 C); NICOLET FTIR; DIGITIZED BY NIST FROM HARD COPY (FROM TWO SEGMENTS); 4 CM^-1 cm^-1 resolution

Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

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UV/Visible spectrum

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Data compiled by: Victor Talrose, Eugeny B. Stern, Antonina A. Goncharova, Natalia A. Messineva, Natalia V. Trusova, Margarita V. Efimkina

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References

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Almasy and Laemmel, 1950
Almasy, F.; Laemmel, H., Der einfluss der temperatur auf das absorptionsspektrum des diphenyldampfes im nahen ultraviolett. Extinktionsmessungen zwischen 170 and 520° C, Helv. Chim. Acta, 1950, 33, 2092-2100. [all data]

Notes

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