BIPHENYL

Biphenyl

Biphenyl is an organic compound that forms colorless crystals. It has a distinctively pleasant smell. Biphenyl is an aromatic hydrocarbon with a molecular formula 2. It is notable as a starting material for the production of polychlorinated biphenyls, which were once widely used as dielectric fluids and heat transfer agents. Biphenyl is also an intermediate for the production of a host of other organic compounds such as emulsifiers, optical brighteners, crop protection products, and plastics. Biphenyl is insoluble in water, but soluble in typical organic solvents. The biphenyl molecule consists of two connected phenyl rings.

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biphenyl

Noun

  1. A colourless solid hydrocarbon, C12H10, consisting of two benzene rings linked together
  2. Any substituted or otherwise altered version of biphenyl, such as PCBs
    halogenated biphenyls


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