Molecule record

Biphenyl

C12H10

154.21 g/mol

2D structure for Biphenyl

Molecular properties

Formula
C12H10
Molar mass
154.21 g·mol−1
Exact mass
154.0783 Da
8
0
0
0.00 Ų
4 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
CAS
92-52-4
PubChem CID
7095

Interactions

Polarity
Often weakly polar or nonpolar unless other structural features dominate.
Acid-base behavior
Review ionizable groups and pKa data where available; ChemForge does not infer definitive acid-base state from identity alone.
Intermolecular forces
Assess dispersion, dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, and ionic character from the functional groups shown.

Functional groups

Alkene
Aromatic ring

Physical properties

PropertyValueConditionsSource
Logp4PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptorPubChem(link only)

Common names and synonyms

  • 1,1'-Biphenyl
  • 1,1'-Diphenyl
  • 2L9GJK6MGN
  • 92-52-4
  • Bibenzene
  • CHEBI:17097
  • CP 390
  • Carolid AL
Show all 22 synonyms
  • DIPHENYL
  • DTXCID60161
  • DTXSID4020161
  • E230
  • FEMA No. 3129
  • Lemonene
  • MCS 1572
  • NSC-14916
  • PHPH
  • Phenador-X
  • Phenylbenzene
  • Tetrosin LY
  • Xenene
  • phenyl benzene

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
C1=CC=C(C=C1)C2=CC=CC=C2
Isomeric SMILES
C1=CC=C(C=C1)C2=CC=CC=C2
InChI
InChI=1S/C12H10/c1-3-7-11(8-4-1)12-9-5-2-6-10-12/h1-10H
InChIKey
ZUOUZKKEUPVFJK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
7095

Spectroscopy

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Simulated FTIR trace

Predicted FTIR / %T

4 cm-1 resolution / deterministic instrument profile

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Peak assignments

1645 cm−1C=C alkene (simulated)
3030 cm−1aromatic C-H (simulated)
1600 cm−1aromatic C=C (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)

Simulated NMR

On-demand educational prediction for Biphenyl; not experimental data.

Simulated EI mass spectrum

On-demand educational fragmentation for Biphenyl; not experimental data.

Sources

Molecule identity

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simulated IR

ChemForge original educational simulation.

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