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Phenol

Chemical Properties

Melting point 40-42 °C(lit.)
Boiling point 182 °C(lit.)
Density  1.071 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)
vapor density  3.24 (vs air)
vapor pressure  0.09 psi ( 55 °C)
refractive index  n20/D 1.53
FEMA  3223 | PHENOL
Flash point 175 °F
storage temp.  2-8°C
solubility  H2O: 50 mg/mL at 20 °C, clear, colorless
form  liquid
pka 9.89(at 20℃)
Specific Gravity 1.071
color  faintly yellow
PH 6.47(1 mM solution);5.99(10 mM solution);5.49(100 mM solution);
Odor Sweet, medicinal odor detectable at 0.06 ppm
explosive limit 1.3-9.5%(V)
Odor Threshold 0.0056ppm
Odor Type phenolic
Water Solubility  8 g/100 mL
FreezingPoint  41℃
Sensitive  Air & Light Sensitive
Merck  14,7241
JECFA Number 690
BRN  969616
Henry's Law Constant 1.09 at 5 °C (average derived from six field experiments, Lüttke and Levsen, 1997)
Dielectric constant 4.3(10℃)
Exposure limits TLV-TWA skin 5 ppm (~19 mg/m3 ) (ACGIH, MSHA, and OSHA); 10-hour TWA 5.2 ppm (~20 mg/m3 ) (NIOSH); ceiling 60 mg (15 minutes) (NIOSH); IDLH 250 ppm (NIOSH).
Stability Hygroscopic
InChIKey ISWSIDIOOBJBQZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
LogP 1.47 at 30℃
CAS DataBase Reference 108-95-2(CAS DataBase Reference)
IARC 3 (Vol. 47, 71) 1999
NIST Chemistry Reference Phenol(108-95-2)
EPA Substance Registry System Phenol (108-95-2)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes  T,C,F,Xn
Risk Statements  23/24/25-34-48/20/21/22-68-40-39/23/24/25-11-36-20/21/22-24/25
Safety Statements  26-36/37/39-45-36/37-28A-28-24/25-1/2-36-16-7
RIDADR  UN 2821 6.1/PG 2
WGK Germany  2
RTECS  SJ3325000
8-23
Autoignition Temperature 715 °C
TSCA  Yes
HazardClass  6.1
PackingGroup  II
HS Code  29071100
Hazardous Substances Data 108-95-2(Hazardous Substances Data)
Toxicity LD50 orally in rats: 530 mg/kg (Deichmann, Witherup)
IDLA 250 ppm

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