6OCB

Names

[ Name ]:
6OCB

[Synonym ]:
6OCB
4-cyano-4'-n-hexyloxybiphenyl
4-Hexyloxycyanodiphenyl
4-hexyloxy-4'-cyanobiphenyl
4-(n-hexyloxy)-4'-cyanobiphenyl
2,2',4,4',4''-PENTAMETHOXYTRIPHENYLMETHANOL
4-Cyano-4'-hexoxybiphenyl
4'-(Hexyloxy)[1,1'-biphenyl]-4-carbonitrile
NCR DR DO6
4'-(Hexyloxy)-4-biphenylcarbonitrile
4'-hexyloxybiphenyl-4-carbonitrile
Liquid crystal 549
4-cyano-4'-hexyloxybiphenyl
4'-hexyloxy-4-cyanobiphenol
[1,1'-Biphenyl]-4-carbonitrile, 4'-(hexyloxy)-
4-(4-Hexyloxyphenyl)benzonitrile
EINECS 255-358-2
4'-(Hexyloxy)biphenyl-4-carbonitrile
MFCD00134145

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Density]:
1.1±0.1 g/cm3

[ Boiling Point ]:
430.5±38.0 °C at 760 mmHg

[ Melting Point ]:
56-58ºC

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₁₉H₂₁NO

[ Molecular Weight ]:
279.376

[ Flash Point ]:
180.2±20.6 °C

[ Exact Mass ]:
279.162323

[ PSA ]:
33.02000

[ LogP ]:
5.77

[ Vapour Pressure ]:
0.0±1.0 mmHg at 25°C

[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.562

Toxicological Information

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :: DV1764200

CHEMICAL NAME :: (1,1'-Biphenyl)-4-carbonitrile, 4'-(hexyloxy)-

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :: 41424-11-7

LAST UPDATED :: 199701

DATA ITEMS CITED :: 3

MOLECULAR FORMULA :: C19-H21-N-O

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :: LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Oral

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :: >10 gm/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Behavioral - somnolence (general depressed activity) Behavioral - muscle weakness

REFERENCE :: GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI Volume(issue)/page/year: 34(4),23,1990

TYPE OF TEST :: LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Intraperitoneal

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - rat

DOSE/DURATION :: >1500 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value

REFERENCE :: GTPZAB Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. (V/O Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga, 113095 Moscow, USSR) V.1-36, 1957-1992. For publisher information, see MTPEEI Volume(issue)/page/year: 34(4),23,1990

Safety Information

[ Symbol ]:

GHS07

[ Signal Word ]:
Warning

[ Hazard Statements ]:
H312-H315-H319-H332-H335

[ Precautionary Statements ]:
P261-P280-P305 + P351 + P338

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
dust mask type N95 (US);Eyeshields;Gloves

[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xn: Harmful;

[ Risk Phrases ]:
R20/21/22;R36/37/38

[ Safety Phrases ]:
S26-S36

[ RIDADR ]:
NONH for all modes of transport

[ RTECS ]:
DV1764200

Synthetic Route

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Precursor & DownStream

Precursor

DownStream

Articles

Separation of nematic and smectic-A potential effects on solute ordering in a series of binary 6OCB-8OCB mixtures Burnell EE, et al.

Can. J. Chem. 89(7) , 900-908, (2011)

pH-responsive aqueous/LC interfaces using SGLCP-b-polyacrylic acid block copolymers. Lee DY, et al.

Soft Matter 6(9) , 1964-1970, (2010)