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1,2-Diphenylethane

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1,2-Diphenylethane

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Also known as Dibenzyl, diphenylethane, (2-Phenylethyl)benzene, Bibenzyl, sym-Diphenylethane, dihydrostilbene

Bibenzyl is the organic compound with the formula (C6H5CH2)2. It can be viewed as a derivative of ethane in which one phenyl group is bonded to each carbon atom. It is a colorless solid.

Chemical data

Formula
C14H14
Molecular weight
182.26 g/mol
IUPAC name
2-phenylethylbenzene
SMILES
C1=CC=C(C=C1)CCC2=CC=CC=C2
InChIKey
QWUWMCYKGHVNAV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
4.8
Polar surface area
0 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
0
Formal charge
0

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Molecule type
Small molecule

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Wikidata facts

Mass
182.11
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chemical formula
C₁₄H₁₄
canonical SMILES
C1=CC=C(C=C1)CCC2=CC=CC=C2
melting point
52.5
found in taxon
Dioscorea alata
Commons category
1,2-Diphenylethane
boiling point
284
ionization energy
8.70
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Occurrences
  • See also
  • References

Bibenzyl is the organic compound with the formula (C6H5CH2)2. It can be viewed as a derivative of ethane in which one phenyl group is bonded to each carbon atom. It is a colorless solid.

==Occurrences == The compound is the product from the coupling of a pair of benzyl radicals.

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