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p-Cymene

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

1-Isopropyl-4-methylbenzene, 4-Isopropyltoluene

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH3C6H4CH(CH3)2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
134.22
Beilstein:
1903377
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

vapor density

4.62 (vs air)

vapor pressure

1.5 mmHg ( 20 °C)
3.7 mmHg ( 37.7 °C)

Assay

≥99.5% (GC)

autoignition temp.

817 °F

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

expl. lim.

5.6 %

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.490 (lit.)
n20/D 1.491

bp

176-178 °C (lit.)

density

0.86 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

CC(C)c1ccc(C)cc1

InChI

1S/C10H14/c1-8(2)10-6-4-9(3)5-7-10/h4-8H,1-3H3

InChI key

HFPZCAJZSCWRBC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

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Other Notes

This compound is commonly found in plants of the genus: thymus

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Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Asp. Tox. 1 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Repr. 2

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

125.6 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

52 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Rajenahally V Jagadeesh et al.
Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 17(51), 14375-14379 (2011-11-25)
An easily accessible in situ catalyst composed of [{RuCl(2)(p-cymene)}(2)] and terpyridine has been developed for the selective transfer hydrogenation of aromatic nitro and azo compounds. The procedure is general and the selectivity of the catalyst has been demonstrated by applying
Gerd Ludwig et al.
Journal of inorganic biochemistry, 113, 77-82 (2012-06-16)
Reactions of ω-diphenylphosphino-functionalized alkyl phenyl sulfides Ph(2)P(CH(2))(n)SPh (n=1, L1; 2, L2; 3, L3), sulfoxides Ph(2)P(CH(2))(n)S(O)Ph (n=1, L4; 2, L5; 3, L6) and sulfones Ph(2)P(CH(2))(n)S(O)(2)Ph (n=1, L7; 2, L8; 3, L9) with the dinuclear chlorido bridged ruthenium(II) complex [{Ru(η(6)-p-cymene)Cl(2)}(2)] afforded mononuclear
Marek Kuzma et al.
Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003), 42(14), 5174-5182 (2013-02-14)
Asymmetric transfer hydrogenation (ATH) of cyclic imines using [RuCl(η(6)-p-cymene)TsDPEN] (TsDPEN = N-tosyl-1,2-diphenylethylenediamine) was tested with various aliphatic (secondary, tertiary) and aromatic amines employed in the HCOOH-base hydrogen donor mixture. Significant differences in reaction rates and stereoselectivity were observed, which pointed
Kenichi Ogata et al.
Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003), 42(7), 2362-2365 (2012-12-14)
A series of 1,2,3-triazol-5-ylidene (tzNHC) complexes of a (p-cymene)ruthenium system was synthesized. The reactivity of the N-bonded and C-bonded aryl groups in the tzNHC ligand was found to be significantly different with respect to intramolecular aromatic C-H bond activation.
Taruna Singh et al.
Inorganic chemistry, 51(1), 157-169 (2011-12-14)
[(η(6)-C(10)H(14))RuCl(μ-Cl)](2) (η(6)-C(10)H(14) = η(6)-p-cymene) was subjected to a bridge-splitting reaction with N,N',N''-triarylguanidines, (ArNH)(2)C═NAr, in toluene at ambient temperature to afford [(η(6)-C(10)H(14))RuCl{κ(2)(N,N')((ArN)(2)C-N(H)Ar)}] (Ar = C(6)H(4)Me-4 (1), C(6)H(4)(OMe)-2 (2), C(6)H(4)Me-2 (3), and C(6)H(3)Me(2)-2,4 (4)) in high yield with a view aimed at

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