p-Terphenyl Basic information

Product Name:

p-Terphenyl

Synonyms:

[1,1';1,1'-Biphenyl, 4-phenyl-;1,4-terphenyl;4',1'']-Terphenyl;4-phenyl-1’-biphenyl;4-phenyl-bipheny;4-Phenyldiphenyl;benzene,1,4-diphenyl-

CAS:

92-94-4

MF:

C18H14

MW:

230.3

EINECS:

202-205-2

Product Categories:

Organics;Biphenyl & Diphenyl ether;Electroluminescence;Functional Materials;Analytical Reagents;Analytical/Chromatography;Arenes;Biochemicals and Reagents;Building Blocks;Chemical Synthesis;Detection;Fluorescence/Luminescence Spectroscopy;Fluorescent Probes;Labels;Luminescent Compounds/Detection;Organic Building Blocks;Particles and Stains;Scintillation Reagents;Spectroscopy;Wavelength Index

Mol File:

92-94-4.mol

p-Terphenyl Chemical Properties

mp 

212-213 °C(lit.)

bp 

389 °C(lit.)

density 

1.23

vapor density 

7.95 (vs air)

Fp 

207 °C 

Water Solubility 

practically insoluble

BRN 

1908447

Stability:

Stable. Combustible. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.

CAS DataBase Reference

92-94-4(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

p-Terphenyl(92-94-4)

EPA Substance Registry System

1,1':4', 1''-Terphenyl(92-94-4)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38-37/38-36-50/53

Safety Statements 

26-37-61-60

RIDADR 

UN 3077 9/PG 3

WGK Germany 

2

RTECS 

WZ6475000

Hazardous Substances Data

92-94-4(Hazardous Substances Data)

MSDS Information

Provider

Language

4-Phenylbiphenyl

English

SigmaAldrich

English

ACROS

English

ALFA

English

p-Terphenyl Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

White solid

General Description

White or light-yellow needles or leaves. Mp: 212-213°C; bp 376°C. Density: 1.23 g cm-3. Insoluble in water. Soluble in hot benzene. Very soluble in hot ethyl alcohol. Usually shipped as a solid mixture with its isomers o-terphenyl and m-terphenyl that is used as a heat-transfer fluid.

Reactivity Profile

p-Terphenyl is non-flammable but combustible (flash point: 410°C). Extremely stable thermally. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents but not very reactive at room conditions.

p-Terphenyl Preparation Products And Raw materials

Raw materials

Hydrochloric acid-->Diethyl ether-->Sodium carbonate-->Sodium sulfate-->Benzene-->Magnesium-->Bromobenzene-->Biphenyl-->Bis(2,4-pentanediono)nickel-->1,4-Diiodobenzene