Benzene
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Properties
Quality Level
100
Vapor Density
2.77 (vs air)
Vapor Pressure
166 mmHg ( 37.7 °C), 74.6 mmHg ( 20 °C)
Assay
≥99.9%
Form
liquid
autoignition temp.
1043 °F
expl. lim.
8%
technique(s)
HPLC: suitable
impurities
≤0.02% water (Karl Fischer)
color
APHA: ≤20
transmittance
-
refractive index
n20/D 1.501 (lit.)
pH
-
bp
80 °C (lit.)
mp
5.5 °C (lit.)
density
0.874 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
UV absorption
λ: 280 nm Amax: 1.0, λ: 290 nm Amax: 0.15, λ: 300 nm Amax: 0.06, λ: 330 nm Amax: 0.02, λ: 350-400 nm Amax: 0.01
application(s)
food and beverages
SMILES string
c1ccccc1
InChI
1S/C6H6/c1-2-4-6-5-3-1/h1-6H
InChI key
UHOVQNZJYSORNB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Safety Information
Pictograms
GHS02,GHS07,GHS08
Signal Word
Danger
Hazard Statements
H225 - H304 - H315 - H319 - H340 - H350 - H372 - H412
Precautionary Statements
P210 - P273 - P301 + P310 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P331
Hazard Classifications
Aquatic Chronic 3 - Asp. Tox. 1 - Carc. 1A - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Muta. 1B - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT RE 1
Target Organs
Blood
Storage Class Code
3 - Flammable liquids
WGK
WGK 3
Flash Point(F)
12.2 °F - closed cup
Flash Point(C)
−11.0 °C - closed cup