CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | M-terphenyl is a yellow solid. mp: 86-87 °C, bp: 365 °C. Density: 1.195 g/cm3. Insoluble in water. Usually shipped as a solid mixture with its isomers o-terphenyl and p-terphenyl that is used as a heat-transfer fluid. |
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| Color/Form | YELLOW NEEDLES FROM ALC |
| Odor | Faint, pleasant odor /Commercial terphenyl mixtures/ |
| Boiling Point | 689 °F at 760 mmHg (NIOSH, 2023) |
| Melting Point | 192 °F (NIOSH, 2023) |
| Flash Point | 375 °F (NIOSH, 2023) |
| Solubility | Insoluble (NIOSH, 2023) |
| Density | 1.23 (NIOSH, 2023) - Denser than water; will sink |
| Vapor Pressure | 0.01 mmHg at 200 °F (NIOSH, 2023) |
| Heat of Vaporization | 64.2 kJ/mol |
| Ionization Potential | 8.01 |
| Kovats Retention Index | 2142 |
| Other Experimental Properties | COLORLESS OR LIGHT-YELLOW SOLIDS /TERPHENYLS/ |
| Chemical Classes | Other Classes -> Terphenyls |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 230.3 g/mol |
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| XLogP3 | 5.6 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 0 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 0 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 2 |
| Exact Mass | 230.109550447 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 230.109550447 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 0 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 18 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 208 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
M-terphenyl is a yellow solid. mp: 86-87 °C, bp: 365 °C. Density: 1.195 g/cm3. Insoluble in water. Usually shipped as a solid mixture with its isomers o-terphenyl and p-terphenyl that is used as a heat-transfer fluid.