Product Name
p-Terphenyl (purified by sublimation)
Category
Other Material Building Blocks; Carbon Nanomaterials
Description
P-terphenyl appears as white or light-yellow needles or leaves. mp: 212-213° C, bp 376°C. Density: 1.23 g/cm³. Insoluble in water. Soluble in hot benzene. Very soluble in hot ethyl alcohol. Usually shipped as a solid mixture with its isomers o-terphenyl and m-terphenyl that is used as a heat-transfer fluid.;White or light-yellow solid.
IUPAC Name
1,4-diphenylbenzene
Molecular Weight
230.3g/mol
Canonical SMILES
C1=CC=C(C=C1)C2=CC=C(C=C2)C3=CC=CC=C3
InChI
InChI=1S/C18H14/c1-3-7-15(8-4-1)17-11-13-18(14-12-17)16-9-5-2-6-10-16/h1-14H
InChI Key
XJKSTNDFUHDPQJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Boiling Point
761 °F at 760 mm Hg (NIOSH, 2016);376.0 °C;376 °C;761°F
Melting Point
415 °F (NIOSH, 2016);210.1 °C;210.1 °C;415°F
Flash Point
405 °F (NIOSH, 2016);405 °F;405°F
Density
1.23 (NIOSH, 2016);1.234 AT 0 °C;1.23
Solubility
Insoluble (NIOSH, 2016);7.82e-08 M;SOL IN BENZENE & ETHANOL (ORDER OF SOLUBILITY IN THESE SUBSTANCES DECR FROM ORTHO TO PARA FORM);Sparingly soluble in lower alcohols and glycols; soluble in common aromatic solvents.;Water solubility = 1.79X10-2 mg/l at 25 °C;Insoluble
Color/Form
COLORLESS OR LIGHT-YELLOW SOLID;White or light-yellow solid.
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count
1
Monoisotopic Mass
230.10955g/mol
Other Experimental
Heat of formation = 68.36 MJ/kg; Heat of fusion = 146.5 kJ/kg;Crumbly, wax-like flakes at room temperature and light amber liquids above the melting point /Commercial terphenyl mixtures/;Faint, pleasant odor /Commercial terphenyl mixtures/
Vapor Pressure
Very low (NIOSH, 2016);1.00e-07 mmHg;Very low