Benzol

Description

An obsolete name for an aromatic solvent mixture primarily composed of benzene. The industrial grade distillation fraction contains about 65% benzene, 33% toluene plus 2% other aromatic compounds including pyridine and thiophene.

Synonyms and Related Terms

benzene

Hazards and Safety

Highly toxic. Carcinogenic.

Authority

• R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966

• G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 97

• Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993

• Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997