Benzene

CAS Registry Number®

71-43-2

CAS Name

Benzene

Molecular Formula

C6H6

Molecular Mass

78.11

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    80.1 °C
  • Melting Point (1)

    5.5 °C
  • Density (1)

    0.8787 g/cm³ @ Temp: 15 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H6/c1-2-4-6-5-3-1/h1-6H

InChIKey

InChIKey=UHOVQNZJYSORNB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C=1C=CC=CC1

Canonical SMILES

C=1C=CC=CC1

Other Names for this Substance

  • Benzene
  • Benzol
  • Coal naphtha
  • Cyclohexatriene
  • Phene

Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

54682-86-9, 174973-66-1, 1053658-43-7, 1173023-23-8

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