A colourless to light yellow, mobile, nonpolar liquid of highly retractive nature; aromatic odor; vapors burn with a smoky flame. Flammable, danerous fire risk.
Benzene, C6H6
A colourless to light yellow, mobile, nonpolar liquid of highly retractive nature; aromatic odor; vapors burn with a smoky flame. Flammable, danerous fire risk. Used in the manufacture of ethylbenzene (for styrene monomer); dodecylbenzene(for detergent) maleic anhydride, benzene sulfonic acid, as a solvent.
PRODUCT NAME
:
-BENZENE
CAS number
:
- 71-43-2
UN number
:
- 1114
Formula
:
- C6H6
Odour
:
- AROMATIC
Solubility in water
:
- SLIGHTLY
Density
:
- 0.879 at 20 oC
Boiling point
:
- 80 oC
Melting point
:
- 5 oC
Viscosity
:
- 0.652 cp at 20 oC
Flashpoint
:
- -11 oC
Explosive point
:
- 1.2 – 8 Vol%
Vappour pressure
:
- 100 mbar at 20 oC
Skin absorption/irritation
:
- YES
TLV Country NL
:
- 10 S ppm 30 S mg/m3
Pollution category 1994
:
- C