Bisphenol Z

Bisphenol Z
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
23,24,25,26-Tetrahydro-22H-[11,21:21,31-terphenyl]-14,34-diol
Other names
Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)cyclohexane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 212-677-1
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C18H20O2/c19-16-8-4-14(5-9-16)18(12-2-1-3-13-18)15-6-10-17(20)11-7-15/h4-11,19-20H,1-3,12-13H2
    Key: SDDLEVPIDBLVHC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • C1CCC(CC1)(C2=CC=C(C=C2)O)C3=CC=C(C=C3)O
Properties
C18H20O2
Molar mass 268.356 g·mol−1
Appearance White solid
Melting point 188 °C (370 °F; 461 K)
Hazards
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
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Bisphenol Z is an organic compound with the formula (HOC6H4)2C(CH2)5. This white, water-insoluble solid is classified as a bisphenol. It is a precursor to specialty polycarbonate plastics.[1] It is prepared by the condensation on phenol and cyclohexanone:

  1. ^ Helmut Fiege; Heinz-Werner Voges; Toshikazu Hamamoto; Sumio Umemura; Tadao Iwata; Hisaya Miki; Yasuhiro Fujita; Hans-Josef Buysch; Dorothea Garbe; Wilfried Paulus (2002). "Phenol Derivatives". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a19_313. ISBN 978-3-527-30673-2..