Preferred Name | benzene | |
Synonyms |
[6]annulene Bicarburet of hydrogen cyclohexatriene phenyl hydride Pyrobenzole Coal naphtha Mineral naphtha Benzen Benzine Benzol Phene Pyrobenzol benzole BENZENE Benzene benzene |
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Definitions |
A six-carbon aromatic annulene in which each carbon atom donates one of its two 2p electrons into a delocalised pi system. A toxic, flammable liquid byproduct of coal distillation, it is used as an industrial solvent. Benzene is a carcinogen that also damages bone marrow and the central nervous system. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_16716 |
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database_cross_reference |
PMID:18836923 PMID:15935818 PMID:14677922 PMID:19228219 CAS:71-43-2 Reaxys:969212 PMID:16161967 PMID:18407866 PMID:11993966 PMID:8124204 PMID:21325737 PMID:18072742 PMID:23222815 PMID:6353911 Beilstein:969212 Gmelin:1671 PMID:15468289 PDBeChem:BNZ Wikipedia:Benzene KEGG:C01407 PMID:12857942 PMID:18409691 PMID:23088855 PMID:11684179 UM-BBD_compID:c0142 HMDB:HMDB0001505 PMID:17373369 PMID:23534829 |
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definition |
A six-carbon aromatic annulene in which each carbon atom donates one of its two 2p electrons into a delocalised pi system. A toxic, flammable liquid byproduct of coal distillation, it is used as an industrial solvent. Benzene is a carcinogen that also damages bone marrow and the central nervous system. |
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has characteristic |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_50903 |
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has role |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_50903 |
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has_alternative_id |
CHEBI:41187 CHEBI:13876 CHEBI:22703 CHEBI:3025 |
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has_exact_synonym |
BENZENE Benzene benzene |
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has_obo_namespace |
chebi_ontology |
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has_related_synonym |
[6]annulene Bicarburet of hydrogen cyclohexatriene phenyl hydride Pyrobenzole Coal naphtha Mineral naphtha Benzen Benzine Benzol Phene Pyrobenzol benzole |
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id |
CHEBI:16716 |
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in_subset | ||
label |
benzene |
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notation |
CHEBI:16716 |
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prefLabel |
benzene |
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subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_134179 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_33842 |