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B5151

Benzil

98%

Synonym(s):

Dibenzoyl, Diphenylethanedione

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Linear Formula:
C6H5COCOC6H5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
210.23
EC Number:
205-157-0
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
608047
MDL number:
Assay:
98%
Form:
crystals
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vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 128.4 °C)

assay

98%

form

crystals

mp

94-95 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

O=C(c1ccccc1)C(=O)c2ccccc2

InChI

1S/C14H10O2/c15-13(11-7-3-1-4-8-11)14(16)12-9-5-2-6-10-12/h1-10H

InChI key

WURBFLDFSFBTLW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information



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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

356.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

180 °C - closed cup

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves



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Anna Hoerder-Suabedissen et al.
Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991), 28(5), 1882-1897 (2018-02-27)
The thalamus receives input from 3 distinct cortical layers, but input from only 2 of these has been well characterized. We therefore investigated whether the third input, derived from layer 6b, is more similar to the projections from layer 6a
Céline Mousset et al.
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters, 18(11), 3266-3271 (2008-05-15)
A series of benzil derivatives related to combretastatin A-4 (CA-4) have been synthesized by oxidation of diarylalkynes promoted by PdI(2) in DMSO. Using this new protocol, 14 benzils were prepared in good to excellent yields and their biological activity has
Jonathan L Sessler et al.
Organic letters, 10(1), 73-75 (2007-12-07)
The isolation and characterization of an intermediate from the benzil-cyanide reaction is reported. The use of this trapping chemistry to produce a chemical indicator for the cyanide anion is described. It relies on the synthesis and reaction of a pi-extended