Boiling point: bp 254-255 Density: d 1.041 Appearance: Colorless or light yellow
Risk Phrases: 36/37/38-50/53 : Irritating to eyes, respiratory system and skin. Very toxic to aquatic organisms, may cause long-term adverse effects in the aquatic environment.
[Biphenyl Safety Phrases]: 23-60-61 : This material and/or its container must be disposed of as hazardous waste. Avoid release to the environment. Refer to special instructions/Safety data sheets.
[Biphenyl Application]: Biphenyl is used as an intermediate for the production of a wide range of organic compounds (e.g. emulsifiers, optical brighteners, crop protection products, plastics), as a heat transfer mediumalone or with diphenyl ether in heating fluids, as a dyestuff carrier for textiles and copying paper and as a solvent in pharmaceutical production. Biphenyl derivatives are used as an intermediate for the synthesis of organic compounds including pharmaceuticals, antifungal agents optical brightening agents and dyes. Biphenyl compounds also used in luminescence,chemistryspectrophotometric analysis, molecular chemistry, and as a stating material for organometallic-complexes. HS CODE: 29029030