Bisphenol Z

Bisphenol Z
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 23,24,25,26-Tetrahydro-22H-[11,21:21,31-terphenyl]-14,34-diol
	Other names Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)cyclohexane
Identifiers
CAS Number	843-55-0; 688035-61-2 (hydrate);
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL1231453;
ChemSpider	202599;
ECHA InfoCard	100.011.525
EC Number	212-677-1;
PubChem CID	232446;
UNII	64ZF6464QY;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID4047963 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C18H20O2/c19-16-8-4-14(5-9-16)18(12-2-1-3-13-18)15-6-10-17(20)11-7-15/h4-11,19-20H,1-3,12-13H2 Key: SDDLEVPIDBLVHC-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES C1CCC(CC1)(C2=CC=C(C=C2)O)C3=CC=C(C=C3)O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C18H20O2
Molar mass	268.356 g·mol−1
Appearance	White solid
Melting point	188 °C (370 °F; 461 K)
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Warning
Hazard statements	H315, H319, H335
Precautionary statements	P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Bisphenol Z is an organic compound with the formula (HOC₆H₄)₂C(CH₂)₅. This white, water-insoluble solid is classified as a bisphenol. It is a precursor to specialty polycarbonate plastics.^[1]

It is prepared by the condensation of phenol and cyclohexanone:

References

^ Helmut Fiege; Heinz-Werner Voges; Toshikazu Hamamoto; Sumio Umemura; Tadao Iwata; Hisaya Miki; Yasuhiro Fujita; Hans-Josef Buysch; Dorothea Garbe; Wilfried Paulus (2002). "Phenol Derivatives". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a19_313. ISBN 978-3-527-30673-2..

[Ullmann-1] Helmut Fiege; Heinz-Werner Voges; Toshikazu Hamamoto; Sumio Umemura; Tadao Iwata; Hisaya Miki; Yasuhiro Fujita; Hans-Josef Buysch; Dorothea Garbe; Wilfried Paulus (2002). "Phenol Derivatives". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a19_313. ISBN 978-3-527-30673-2..

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