Biphenyl

Biphenyl is an organic compound with the molecular formula C12H10.

Formula
C12H10
Molar mass
154.21 g/mol
Also known as
1,1'-biphenyl, Phenylbenzene, DIPHENYL, Bibenzene, Lemonene, Xenene

Overview

Biphenyl is an organic compound with the molecular formula C12H10.

Identifiers

Formula
C12H10
Molar mass
154.21 g/mol
Also known as
1,1'-biphenyl, Phenylbenzene, DIPHENYL, Bibenzene, Lemonene, Xenene
Chemical identifiers
SMILES
C1=CC=C(C=C1)C2=CC=CC=C2
InChI
InChI=1S/C12H10/c1-3-7-11(8-4-1)12-9-5-2-6-10-12/h1-10H
PubChem CID
7095

Properties

Melting Point
69 °C
Boiling Point
256.1 °C
Relative density (water = 1)
Relative density (water = 1): 1.04
Water solubility
In water, 7.48 mg/L at 25 °C

References

  1. PubChem Compound Summary: Biphenyl (CID 7095)National Center for Biotechnology Information · PubChem

    Identity, molecular formula, molecular weight and aliases retrieved via PUG REST on 2026-09-08.

  2. Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Biphenyl — melting pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

    Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7095#section=Melting-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Lide, DR (ed.). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 81st Edition. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton: FL 2000, p. 3-84

  3. Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Biphenyl — boiling pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

    Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7095#section=Boiling-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Lide, DR (ed.). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 81st Edition. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton: FL 2000, p. 3-84

  4. ILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs): Biphenyl — densityILO-WHO International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs)

    Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7095#section=Density. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred.

  5. Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Biphenyl — solubilityHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

    Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7095#section=Solubility. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Yalkowsky, S.H., He, Yan., Handbook of Aqueous Solubility Data: An Extensive Compilation of Aqueous Solubility Data for Organic Compounds Extracted from the AQUASOL dATAbASE. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL. 2003., p. 584