Benzophenone

Diphenyl ketone; a compound obtained by distilling calcium benzoate. It is dimorphous, but generally crystallizes in large, rhombic prisms, melting at 48-490, sometimes in rhombohedra, that melt at 270. It has an aromatic odor and boils at. Tetra methyl-diapsido-benzo-phenoid; an anilin dye. A solution of one part in 200 parts of water has been pronounced a valuable bactericide, neither caustic nor irritant, and very serviceable in eye-diseases. Unof.