Structured Summary
Abstract
Toxic, volatile, flammable liquid hydrocarbon byproduct of coal distillation. It is used as an industrial solvent in paints, varnishes, lacquer thinners, gasoline, etc. Benzene causes central nervous system damage acutely and bone marrow damage chronically and is carcinogenic. It was formerly used as parasiticide.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C6H6
- Molecular Weight
- 78.11 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 71-43-2
- IUPAC Name
- benzene
- InChIKey
- UHOVQNZJYSORNB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- C1=CC=CC=C1
- MeSH Unique ID
- D001554
- Source
- PubChem CID 241
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Synonyms
3 entry terms
- Benzol
- Benzole
- Cyclohexatriene
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Aspects Covered
19 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.
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Indexing Annotation
do not confuse with benzil or benzal
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Benzene. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001554. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001554
- Benzene. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzene
- Benzene. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2270
- Benzene. In: PubChem Compound. CID 241. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/241