2-Methylbiphenyl

CAS Registry Number®

643-58-3

CAS Name

2-Methylbiphenyl

Molecular Formula

C13H12

Molecular Mass

168.23

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    123 °C @ Press: 0.5 Torr

  • Melting Point (2)

    -0.2 °C

  • Density (3)

    1.01134 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C13H12/c1-11-7-5-6-10-13(11)12-8-3-2-4-9-12/h2-10H,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=ALLIZEAXNXSFGD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CC1=C(C2=CC=CC=C2)C=CC=C1

Canonical SMILES

C=1C=CC(=CC1)C=2C=CC=CC2C

Other Names for this Substance

  • 1,1′-Biphenyl, 2-methyl-
  • Biphenyl, 2-methyl-
  • 2-Methyl-1,1′-biphenyl
  • 2-Methylbiphenyl
  • o-Methylbiphenyl

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