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Biphenyls and terphenyls are the lowest and only commercially significant members of the polyphenyl family of organic compounds in which two or more benzene rings (C6H6) are attached to each other in chains. Biphenyls contain two benzene rings for which there is only one configuration, while terphenyls contain three rings and three possible configurations: at the ortho-, meta-, and para- positions of the middle benzene. Polyphenyls are used as textile dye carriers and precursors to other products, the most notorious of which are the halogenated polyphenyls.
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Fox, M.A. (1999). Halogenated Polyphenyls. In: Glossary for the Worldwide Transportation of Dangerous Goods and Hazardous Materials. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-11890-0_36
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