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168734

4,4′-Dihydroxybiphenyl

97%

Synonym(s):

4,4′-Biphenol, 4,4′-Biphenyldiol, 4,4′-Diphenol

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Linear Formula:
HOC6H4C6H4OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
186.21
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
NACRES:
NA.23
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
202-200-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1908886
MDL number:
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assay

97%

form

powder

mp

280-282 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

Oc1ccc(cc1)-c2ccc(O)cc2

InChI

1S/C12H10O2/c13-11-5-1-9(2-6-11)10-3-7-12(14)8-4-10/h1-8,13-14H

InChI key

VCCBEIPGXKNHFW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

Application

Used in the preparation of polyether liquid crystals.


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Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 3 - Self-heat. 2 - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class

4.2 - Pyrophoric and self-heating hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

537.8 °F

flash_point_c

281 °C

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves



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Angewandte Chemie (International Edition in English), 106, 1563-1563 (1994)
Rainer-B Volk et al.
Microbiological research, 161(2), 180-186 (2006-01-24)
The antimicrobial activity of two cyanobacterial exometabolites, norharmane (9H-pyrido(3,4-b)indole) and 4,4'-dihydroxybiphenyl, was determined in suspension assays. Good anticyanobacterial activities (concentrations of 8-80 microg ml(-1)) and moderate antibacterial (16-160 microg ml(-1)) and antifungal (32-40 microg ml(-1)) activities were found for both
You Jung Kim et al.
Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin, 28(2), 323-327 (2005-02-03)
The color of mammalian skin is determined by many factors, for which visible ones are the degree and distribution of melanin pigmentation. Because tyrosinase, (polyphenol oxidase) is the key enzyme for melanin biosynthesis, the use of various tyrosinase inhibitors is



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SKUGTIN
168734-25G04061838750020
168734-100G04061838750013