Diphenylmethanol

Diphenylmethanol[1]
Diphenylmethanol
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Diphenylmethanol
Other names
Benzhydrol
Diphenylcarbinol
Hydroxydiphenylmethane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.001.849 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 202-033-8
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C13H12O/c14-13(11-7-3-1-4-8-11)12-9-5-2-6-10-12/h1-10,13-14H checkY
    Key: QILSFLSDHQAZET-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C13H12O/c14-13(11-7-3-1-4-8-11)12-9-5-2-6-10-12/h1-10,13-14H
    Key: QILSFLSDHQAZET-UHFFFAOYAG
  • OC(c1ccccc1)c2ccccc2
Properties
C13H12O
Molar mass 184.238 g·mol−1
Appearance White crystals
Density 1.103 g/cm3
Melting point 69 °C (156 °F; 342 K)
Boiling point 298 °C (568 °F; 571 K)
0.5 g/L (20 °C)
-119.1·10−6 cm3/mol
Hazards[2]
GHS labelling:
GHS07: Exclamation mark
Warning
H315, H319, H335
P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501
Related compounds
Related compounds
Benzophenone
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Diphenylmethanol is the organic compound with the formula (C6H5)2CHOH. Also known as benzhydrol, it is a white solid and the parent member of a large class of diaryl alcohols.

  1. ^ MSDS[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Diphenylmethanol". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.