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Physical & Chemical properties

Appearance / physical state / colour

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
appearance / physical state / colour
Type of information:
not specified
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Company data supported by referenced handbooks.

Data source

Referenceopen allclose all

Reference Type:
review article or handbook
Title:
No information
Author:
Budavari S
Year:
2001
Bibliographic source:
Merck Index 13th Ed. Edited by S Budavari et al. Merck & Co, Inc, USA. Publisher: Merck Research Laboratories Division of Merck & Co, Inc, Whitehouse Station, NJ.
Reference Type:
review article or handbook
Title:
No information
Author:
Lewis RJ
Year:
1996
Bibliographic source:
Sax's Dangerous properties of Industrial Materials. Ninth Edition. Vol. III. Edited and published by: Van Nostrand Reinhold. New York, NY.

Materials and methods

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Guaiacol
EC Number:
201-964-7
EC Name:
Guaiacol
Cas Number:
90-05-1
Molecular formula:
C7H8O2
IUPAC Name:
Phenol

Results and discussion

Physical state at 20°C and 1013 hPa:
liquid
Remarks:
above 28°C, supercooled liquid
Form / colour / odour
Form:
solid: crystalline
Colour:
colourless to pale yellow
Odour:
characteristic of aromatic compounds
Substance type:
organic

Applicant's summary and conclusion