| Melting point |
40-42 °C(lit.) |
| Boiling point |
182 °C(lit.) |
| Density |
1.071 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.) |
| bulk density |
620kg/m3 |
| vapor density |
3.24 (vs air) |
| vapor pressure |
0.09 psi ( 55 °C) |
| refractive index |
n20/D 1.53 |
| FEMA |
3223 | PHENOL |
| Flash point |
175 °F |
| storage temp. |
2-8°C |
| solubility |
H2O: 50 mg/mL at 20 °C, clear, colorless |
| form |
liquid |
| pka |
9.89(at 20℃) |
| Specific Gravity |
1.071 |
| color |
faintly yellow |
| PH |
6.47(1 mM solution);5.99(10 mM solution);5.49(100 mM solution); |
| Odor |
Sweet, medicinal odor detectable at 0.06 ppm |
| Odor Threshold |
0.0056ppm |
| explosive limit |
1.3-9.5%(V) |
| biological source |
synthetic |
| Odor Type |
phenolic |
| Water Solubility |
8 g/100 mL |
| FreezingPoint |
41℃ |
| Sensitive |
Air & Light Sensitive |
| Merck |
14,7241 |
| JECFA Number |
690 |
| BRN |
969616 |
| Henry's Law Constant |
1.09 at 5 °C (average derived from six field experiments, Lüttke and Levsen, 1997) |
| Exposure limits |
TLV-TWA skin 5 ppm (～19 mg/m3 )
(ACGIH, MSHA, and OSHA); 10-hour TWA 5.2 ppm (～20 mg/m3 ) (NIOSH); ceiling
60 mg (15 minutes) (NIOSH); IDLH 250
ppm (NIOSH). |
| Dielectric constant |
4.3（10℃） |
| Stability |
Hygroscopic |
| Major Application |
agriculture
cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
food and beverages
personal care |
| Cosmetics Ingredients Functions |
PRESERVATIVE
ORAL CARE
FRAGRANCE
DENATURANT
ANTIMICROBIAL
DEODORANT |
| InChI |
1S/C6H6O/c7-6-4-2-1-3-5-6/h1-5,7H |
| InChIKey |
ISWSIDIOOBJBQZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES |
Oc1ccccc1 |
| LogP |
1.47 at 30℃ |
| CAS DataBase Reference |
108-95-2(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| IARC |
3 (Vol. 47, 71) 1999 |
| NIST Chemistry Reference |
Phenol(108-95-2) |
| EPA Substance Registry System |
Phenol (108-95-2) |
| Absorption |
cut-off at 294nm in H2O at 0.5M |
