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2-Methylbiphenyl

Compound with spectra: 3 NMR, 5 FTIR, 1 Raman, and 16 MS (GC)

2-Methylbiphenyl
SpectraBase Compound ID BPviSYMpwGs
InChI InChI=1S/C13H12/c1-11-7-5-6-10-13(11)12-8-3-2-4-9-12/h2-10H,1H3
InChIKey ALLIZEAXNXSFGD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Mol Weight 168.24 g/mol
Molecular Formula C13H12
Exact Mass 168.0939 g/mol

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum Chemical Concepts, A Wiley Division, Weinheim, Germany

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum AA-0-1105-1

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum WS-1986-180-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum AA-0-1106-2

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum ACI-55-SM21-3h (DOI: 10.1002/anie.201510081)

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum QE-22-SM8-Table 4, entry 1 (DOI: 10.1002/chem.201600420)

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum J-64-3269-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum F4-0-2290-28

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum K1-2007-165-8

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum U1-2011-7178-8d

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum Va-0-0-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum C5-2003-221-0

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum AOC-32-SM9-Table1Entry16

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum AOC-32-SM11-3i,4j

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MS (GC) Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum Gund S.H., et al. Tetrahedron, 10.1016/j.tet.2016.05.081

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Raman Spectrum
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Source of Sample Alfa Aesar, A Johnson Matthey Company
Source of Spectrum Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
Catalog Number L01312

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FTIR Spectrum
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Source of Spectrum Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
Catalog Number L01312
Technique Neat

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FTIR Spectrum
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Source of Sample Aldrich
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Catalog Number 292192
Technique Neat

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ATR-IR Spectrum
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Source of Sample Alfa Aesar, A Johnson Matthey Company
Source of Spectrum Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
Catalog Number L01312

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ATR-IR Spectrum
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Source of Sample Aldrich
Catalog Number 292192

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13C NMR Spectrum
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Solvent CDCl3

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13C NMR Spectrum
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Catalog Number 292192
Solvent CDCl3

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1H NMR Spectrum
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Catalog Number 292192
Solvent CDCl3

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Vapor Phase IR Spectrum
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Source of Sample Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC.
Source of Spectrum Sigma-Aldrich Co. LLC.
Catalog Number 292192
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  • 1-Methyl-2-phenylbenzene
  • 1,1'-Biphenyl, 2-methyl-
  • o-Phenyltoluene
  • Biphenyl, 2-methyl-
  • EINECS 211-400-1
  • NSC 5321
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Title Journal or Book Year
Deuterium Isotope Effects on 13C NMR Chemical Shifts Reflect the Smaller Steric Size of CD3 Compared to CH3 Groups Organic Letters 2000

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