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Benzene

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H6
CAS Number:
71-43-2
Molecular Weight:
78.11
Beilstein:
969212
EC Number:
200-753-7
MDL number:
MFCD00003009
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329749754
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

vapor density

2.77 (vs air)

vapor pressure

166 mmHg ( 37.7 °C)
74.6 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

≥99.9% (GC)

autoignition temp.

1043 °F

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

expl. lim.

8 %

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

impurities

≤0.03% water
water

refractive index

n20/D 1.501 (lit.)
n20/D 1.501

bp

80 °C (lit.)

mp

5.5 °C (lit.)

density

0.874 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

environmental

format

neat

SMILES string

c1ccccc1

InChI

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

InChI key

UHOVQNZJYSORNB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Benzene may be used as a reference standard in the determination of the analyte in beverages using headspace gas chromatography coupled with flame ionization detector (HS-GC-FID).
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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 3 - Asp. Tox. 1 - Carc. 1A - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 2 - Muta. 1B - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT RE 1

Target Organs

Blood

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

12.2 °F

Flash Point(C)

-11 °C

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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BCCD2227
BCCB7419
BCBZ4436

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Validation and uncertainty estimation of analytical method for determination of benzene in beverages.
Styarini D, et al.
Eurasian Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 6(3), 159-172 (2011)
Cliona M McHale et al.
Carcinogenesis, 33(2), 240-252 (2011-12-15)
Benzene causes acute myeloid leukemia and probably other hematological malignancies. As benzene also causes hematotoxicity even in workers exposed to levels below the US permissible occupational exposure limit of 1 part per million, further assessment of the health risks associated
Jelle Vlaanderen et al.
Environmental health perspectives, 119(2), 159-167 (2010-10-01)
The use of occupational cohort studies to assess the association of benzene and lymphoma is complicated by problems with exposure misclassification, outcome classification, and low statistical power. We performed meta-analyses of occupational cohort studies for five different lymphoma categories: Hodgkin
Deborah C Glass et al.
Occupational and environmental medicine, 71(4), 266-274 (2014-02-18)
Benzene exposure has been associated with increased risk of leukaemia and myelodysplastic syndrome. Existing studies are sparse for other lymphohaematopoietic cancer subtypes, such as myeloproliferative disease (MPD) and the related chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML). We pooled data from three petroleum
David Galbraith et al.
Critical reviews in toxicology, 40 Suppl 2, 1-46 (2010-10-14)
Over the last century, benzene has been a well-studied chemical, with some acute and chronic exposures being directly associated with observed hematologic effects in humans and animals. Chronic heavy exposures to benzene have also been associated with acute myelogenous leukemia
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