296325

m-Xylene

anhydrous, ≥99%

• Synonym(s): 1,3-Dimethylbenzene
• Linear Formula: C₆H₄(CH₃)₂
• CAS Number: 108-38-3
• Molecular Weight: 106.17
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 605441
• EC Number: 203-576-3
• MDL number: MFCD00008536
• UNSPSC Code: 12352002
• PubChem Substance ID: 57648390

Properties

• grade: anhydrous
• Quality Level: 100
• vapor density: 3.7 (vs air)
• vapor pressure: 16 mmHg ( 37.7 °C)
• assay: ≥99%
• form: liquid
• autoignition temp.: 982 °F
• expl. lim.: 7 %
• impurities: <0.002% water; <0.005% water (100 mL pkg)
• evapn. residue: <0.0003%
• refractive index: n20/D 1.497 (lit.)
• bp: 138-139 °C (lit.)
• mp: −48 °C (lit.)
• density: 0.868 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• SMILES string: Cc1cccc(C)c1
• InChI: 1S/C8H10/c1-7-4-3-5-8(2)6-7/h3-6H,1-2H3
• InChI key: IVSZLXZYQVIEFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Application

m-Xylene may be used in the synthesis of 2,4-dimethylbenzophenone via Friedel–Craft acylation with benzoyl chloride over iron-modified tungstophosphoric acid supported on titania. It may also undergo chloromethylation in the presence of organic acids under organic-aqueous biphasic conditions to form a mixture of chloromethyl-2,4-dimethylbenzene and 1,3-bis(chloromethyl)-4,6-dimethylbenzene.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS02,GHS08,GHS07
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H226,H304,H312 + H332,H315,H319,H335,H412
• pcodes: P210 - P273 - P280 - P301 + P310 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P331
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Aquatic Chronic 3 - Asp. Tox. 1 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3
• target_organs: Respiratory system
• Storage Class: 3 - Flammable liquids
• wgk_germany: WGK 2
• flash_point_f: 80.6 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: 27 °C - closed cup
• ppe: Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter