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m-Xylene

for synthesis

Synonym(s):

m-Xylene, 1,3-Dimethylbenzene

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Linear Formula:
C6H4(CH3)2
CAS Number:
108-38-3
Molecular Weight:
106.17
MDL number:
MFCD00008536
UNSPSC Code:
12352005
EC Index Number:
203-576-3
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor pressure

8 hPa ( 20 °C)

Quality Level

200

Assay

≥99% (GC)

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

525 °C

expl. lim.

1.1-7 % (v/v)

bp

139.1 °C/1013 hPa

mp

-48 °C

transition temp

flash point 27 °C

density

0.86 g/cm3 at 20 °C

storage temp.

2-30°C

InChI

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

InChI key

IVSZLXZYQVIEFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

m-Xylene is an aromatic hydrocarbon primarily used as a solvent in various industrial applications, such as in the production of coatings, paints, rubber products, and adhesives. Additionally, m-xylene serves as a crucial precursor in the production of certain chemicals like phthalic anhydride and isophthalic acid.

Application

m-Xylene can be used as a solvent in the:
  • Formation of vertical nanowires composed of C60 molecules through the solvent vapor annealing (SVA) process.
  • Copper-catalyzed halogen exchange reaction in aryl halides.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Aquatic Chronic 3 - Asp. Tox. 1 - Eye Dam. 1 - 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)

80.6 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

27 °C - closed cup

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Percutaneous absorption of m-xylene in man
Engstrom K, et al.},
International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 39, 181-189 (1977)
A Study on the Production of Isophthalic Acid from M-xylene under the Catalysis of Cobalt and H3PW12O40/Carbon Modified by HNO3 Solution
Wang ZH, et al.},
International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering, 13(3), 413-425 (2015)
Jungah Kim et al.
ACS nano, 7(10), 9122-9128 (2013-09-11)
We report that C60 molecules are spontaneously crystallized into vertical nanowires by the solvent vapor annealing (SVA) process. C60 molecules have been known to be assembled into wire-like crystals by simply dropping and drying C60 solutions in m-xylene on a
Characterization of products formed from the oxidation of toluene and m-xylene with varying NOx and OH exposure
Srivastava D, et al.
Chemosphere, 334, 139002-139002 (2023)
Artis Klapars et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 124(50), 14844-14845 (2002-12-12)
A mild and general method for the conversion of aryl, heteroaryl, and vinyl bromides into the corresponding iodides was developed utilizing a catalyst system comprising 5 mol % of CuI and 10 mol % of a 1,2- or 1,3-diamine ligand.

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