Nomenclature
CAS number: 108-93-0
Hexalin; hexahydrophenol.
C
6H
12O; mol wt 100.16.
C 71.95%, H 12.08%, O 15.97%.
Description and references
Obtained by oxidation of cyclohexane or hydrogenation
of phenol: Faith, Keyes & Clark's Industrial
Chemicals, F. A. Lowenheim, M. K. Moran, Eds. (Wiley-Interscience,
New York, 4th ed., 1975) pp 304-309. Toxicity study: H. F. Smyth et al., Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J. 23, 95 (1962).
Properties
Hygroscopic crystals; camphor odor. d20 0.962. mp 23-25°. bp 161°. Flash pt, closed cup: 154°F (68°C). nD22 1.465. At 20° soly in water: 3.6% (w/w); soly of
water in cyclohexanol: 11% (w/w). Miscible with ethanol, ethyl acetate,
linseed oil, petr solvents, aromatic hydrocarbons. LD50 orally in rats: 2.06 g/kg (Smyth).Caution
Potential symptoms of overexposure
are irritation of eyes, nose, throat and skin; narcosis. See NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (DHHS/NIOSH 97-140, 1997) p 84.Use
Solvent for alkyd resins, alcohol-sol phenolic resins,
ethyl cellulose. Manuf celluloid; finishing textiles; insecticides.