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C18H14
230.3 g/mol
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O-TERPHENYL

CAS84-15-1EC201-517-6
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Aromatic
Primary Use
heat transfer fluid component

o-Terphenyl is an aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of a central benzene ring with two phenyl substituents in the ortho positions. It is primarily used as a component in heat transfer fluids due to its thermal stability.

heat transfer fluid component

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Referencestereoisomer of

O-TERPHENYL-D14

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Referencesame scaffold

1⁴,3⁴-Dibromo-1¹,2¹:2²,3¹-terphenyl

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Safety Reference

Toxic
Toxic
Harmful
Harmful
Environmental Hazard
Environmental Hazard
Warning
H302Harmful if swallowed
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
H400Very toxic to aquatic life
H331Toxic if inhaled
Identifiers
IUPAC Name

1,2-diphenylbenzene

InChIKey

OIAQMFOKAXHPNH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C1=CC=C(C=C1)C2=CC=CC=C2C3=CC=CC=C3

Synonyms (13)
  • 1,1'-Biphenyl, 2-phenyl-
  • 1,2-Diphenylbenzene
  • 1,2-Terphenyl
  • 2-Phenylbiphenyl
  • O-TERPHENYL
  • TERPHENYL, O-
  • o-DIPHENYLBENZENE
  • o-Triphenyl
  • ortho-terphenyl