cyclohexylbenzene

Also known as phenylcyclohexane

Cyclohexylbenzene is the organic compound with the structural formula . It is a derivative of benzene with a cyclohexyl substituent (C6H11). It is a colorless liquid.

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Chemical data

Formula: C12H16
Molecular weight: 160.25 g/mol
IUPAC name: cyclohexylbenzene

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Molecule type: Small molecule

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of: chemical compound
Mass: 160.125201

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chemical formula: C₁₂H₁₆
canonical SMILES: C1CCC(CC1)C2=CC=CC=C2
melting point: 6.0
found in taxon: Apis
Commons category: Cyclohexylbenzene
boiling point: 240.1

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Cyclohexylbenzene is the organic compound with the structural formula . It is a derivative of benzene with a cyclohexyl substituent (C6H11). It is a colorless liquid.

==History and synthesis== Cyclohexylbenzene was first obtained in 1899 by Markovnikov's student Nikolay Kirsanov (1874–1921). He used a Friedel–Crafts alkylation of benzene with cyclohexyl chloride using a catalyst such as aluminum trichloride:

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