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o-Xylene

for synthesis

Synonym(s):

1,2-Dimethylbenzene

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Linear Formula:
C6H4(CH3)2
CAS Number:
95-47-6
Molecular Weight:
106.17
Beilstein:
1815558
MDL number:
MFCD00008519
UNSPSC Code:
12352005
EC Index Number:
202-422-2
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor density

3.7 (vs air)

Quality Level

200

vapor pressure

<0.1 atm ( 21.1 °C)
16 mmHg ( 37.7 °C)
7 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

≥98% (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

867 °F

expl. lim.

7 %

refractive index

n20/D 1.505 (lit.)

bp

143-145 °C (lit.)

mp

-26--23 °C (lit.)

transition temp

flash point 30 °C

density

0.879 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

2-30°C

SMILES string

Cc1ccccc1C

InChI

1S/C8H10/c1-7-5-3-4-6-8(7)2/h3-6H,1-2H3

InChI key

CTQNGGLPUBDAKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

O-Xyleneis an aromatic hydrocarbon composed of two methyl substituents attached to adjacent carbon atoms. It has extremely low solubility in water. It is used to produce plasticizers, dyes, and pigments. Petroleum cracking produces O-Xylenes, which are used to generate phthalic anhydride, a precursor to many products, drugs, and chemicals.

Application

O-Xylene is used:
  • As an additive of dope solutions in the preparation of PES (polyethersulfone) hollow fiber membranes.
  • To produce phthalic anhydride.

Analysis Note

Assay (GC, area%): ≥ 98.0 % (a/a)
Density (d 20 °C/ 4 °C): 0.878 - 0.881
Identity (IR): passes test

Signal Word

Danger

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 Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

89.6 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

32.0 °C - closed cup

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Pyrolysis of waste tyres with zeolite USY and ZSM-5 catalysts
Boxiong S, et al.
Applied Catalysis. B, Environmental, 73(1-2), 150-157 (2007)
Fluorescence and photophysical properties of xylene isomers in water: with experimental and theoretical approaches
Muhammad Farooq Saleem K, et al.
Royal Society open science, 5(2), 171719-171719 (2018)
Preparation and properties of polyethersulfone hollow fiber membranes with o-xylene as an additive used in membrane contactors for CO2 absorption
Ghasem N, et al.
Separation and Purification Technology, 92, 1-10 (2012)
Mariana A Moreira et al.
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 28(13), 5715-5723 (2012-03-13)
Powder, agglomerates, and tablets of the microporous zirconium(IV) terephthalate metal-organic framework UiO-66 were evaluated for the selective adsorption and separation of xylene isomers in the liquid phase using n-heptane as the eluent. Pulse experiments, performed at 313 K in the

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