View source for Substance:Benzil

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*Molecular formula: C<sub>14</sub>H<sub>10</sub>O<sub>2</sub>
*Molar mass: 210.228
*CAS Registry Number: 134-81-6
*IUPAC name: 1,2-diphenylethane-1,2-dione
*Appearance: Yellow crystals or powder
*Melting point: 94-95 °C
*Solubility properties: Not available
*Safety sheet: [http://msds.chem.ox.ac.uk/BE/benzil.html From Oxford University]
*Spectra: [http://webbook.nist.gov/cgi/cbook.cgi?ID=C134816&Units=SI&Type=IR-SPEC&Index=1#IR-SPEC IR], <sup>1</sup>H NMR, [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/nmrshiftdb/portal/js_pane/P-Results/nmrshiftdbaction/showDetailsFromHome/molNumber/10005895 <sup>13</sup>C NMR], MS ([http://www.massbank.jp/jsp/FwdRecord.jsp?type=disp&id=JP001411 1], [http://www.massbank.jp/jsp/FwdRecord.jsp?type=disp&id=JP009582 2], [http://www.massbank.jp/jsp/FwdRecord.jsp?type=disp&id=JP010530 3], [http://www.massbank.jp/jsp/FwdRecord.jsp?type=disp&id=JP009582 4]).  Also check on [http://riodb01.ibase.aist.go.jp/sdbs/cgi-bin/cre_index.cgi?lang=eng SDBS].

==From Wikipedia==
'''Benzil''' (systematically known as 1,2-diphenyl-1,2-ethanedione) is the organic compound with the formula (C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>CO)<sub>2</sub>, generally abbreviated (PhCO)<sub>2</sub>.  This yellow solid is one of the most common diketones.  Its main use is as a photoinitiator in polymer chemistry.<ref name=Ullmann>Hardo Siegel, Manfred Eggersdorfer "Ketones" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry Wiley-VCH, 2002 by Wiley-VCH, Wienheim. {{DOI|10.1002/14356007.a15_077}}</ref>  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzil Read more...] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Benzil&action=edit edit at Wikipedia].

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