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PHR1047

Phenol

Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material

Synonym(s):

Hydroxybenzene

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
C6H5OH
CAS Number:
108-95-2
Molecular Weight:
94.11
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329823077
EC Number:
203-632-7
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
969616
MDL number:
MFCD00002143
eCl@ss:
39023301
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Quality Segment

grade

certified reference material, pharmaceutical secondary standard

agency

traceable to USP 1524806

vapor density

3.24 (vs air)

vapor pressure

0.09 psi ( 55 °C), 0.36 mmHg ( 20 °C)

API family

hexylresorcinol, guaiacol, salicylic acid

CofA

current certificate can be downloaded

autoignition temp.

1319 °F

expl. lim.

8.6 %

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

bp

182 °C (lit.)

mp

40-42 °C (lit.)

density

1.071 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
food and beverages
personal care
pharmaceutical
pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

Oc1ccccc1

InChI

1S/C6H6O/c7-6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5,7H

InChI key

ISWSIDIOOBJBQZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Phenol is a derivative of benzene and is majorly used in the manufacture of bisphenol A, phenolic resins and caprolactam. Its other applications include the manufacture of variety of compounds in pharma industry, dyes, explosives, rubber and agriculture.
Pharmaceutical secondary standards for application in quality control, provide pharma laboratories and manufacturers with a convenient and cost-effective alternative to the preparation of in-house working standards.

Application

Phenol may be used as a standard in determining the concentration of phenol present in samples of water using gas chromatography coupled with electron capture detector (GC-ECD).
These Secondary Standards are qualified as Certified Reference Materials. These are suitable for use in several analytical applications including but not limited to pharma release testing, pharma method development for qualitative and quantitative analyses, food and beverage quality control testing, and other calibration requirements.

Analysis Note

These secondary standards offer multi-traceability to the USP and EP (PhEur) primary standards, where they are available.

Other Notes

Find a digital Reference Material for this product available on our online platform ChemisTwin® for NMR. You can use this digital equivalent on ChemisTwin® for your sample identity confirmation and compound quantification (with digital external standard). An NMR spectrum of this substance can be viewed and an online comparison against your sample can be performed with a few mouseclicks. Learn more here and start your free trial.
This Certified Reference Material (CRM) is produced and certified in accordance with ISO 17034 and ISO/IEC 17025. All information regarding the use of this CRM can be found on the certificate of analysis.
To see an example of a Certificate of Analysis for this material enter LRAC1665 in the slot below. This is an example certificate only and may not be the lot that you receive.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Eye Dam. 1 - Muta. 2 - Skin Corr. 1B - STOT RE 2

Target Organs

Nervous system,Kidney,Liver,Skin

Storage Class

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point (°F)

177.8 °F - closed cup

Flash Point (°C)

81 °C - closed cup

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