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Methylstyrene

60% meta, 40% para and 1% ortho, 99%, contains ~50 ppm 4-tert-butylcatechol as inhibitor

Synonym(s):

Vinyltoluene

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Linear Formula:
CH3C6H4CH=CH2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
118.18
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
NACRES:
NA.23
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
246-562-2
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1209317
MDL number:
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InChI key

VAPKHDZBJXRVNG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/2C9H10/c1-3-9-6-4-8(2)5-7-9;1-3-9-6-4-5-8(2)7-9/h2*3-7H,1H2,2H3

SMILES string

Cc1ccc(C=C)cc1.Cc2cccc(C=C)c2

assay

99%

contains

~50 ppm 4-tert-butylcatechol as inhibitor

refractive index

n20/D 1.5425 (lit.)

bp

168 °C (lit.)

density

0.893 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

2-8°C

Quality Level

General description

Methylstyrene can be used as a monomer in the synthesis of block copolymers for resins and adhesives. It is widely used as a starting material to prepare latexes for paper coating applications.

Application



  • Applications in cancer therapy: Investigation into (−)-Epicatechin incorporated in phytopharmaceuticals for cancer treatment discusses its bioactive properties and synergistic effects when combined with other therapeutic agents, providing new avenues for integrative cancer therapies (Idoudi et al., 2024).



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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - 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

WGK 3

flash_point_f

125.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

52 °C - closed cup

Regulatory Information

危险化学品
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Marine pollution bulletin, 42(10), 935-941 (2001-11-06)
The chemical identities of several organic compounds that dominate the ultraviolet (UV) fluorescence of water after exposure to gasoline, diesel fuel and crude oil are presented. A combination of high-performance liquid chromatography with UV-fluorescence detection, fluorescence spectroscopy and gas chromatography-mass
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The process of integrating the reverse-transcribed HIV-1 DNA into the host chromosomal DNA is catalyzed by the virally encoded enzyme integrase (IN). Integration requires two metal-dependent reactions, 3' end processing and strand transfer. Compounds that contain a diketo acid moiety
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Annual review of physical chemistry, 53, 173-200 (2002-04-25)
The aggregation of monomers into polymers, whether by covalent or noncovalent interactions, is often reversible and frequently occurs with the entropy and enthalpy of the aggregation sharing the same sign. In such a case, the aggregation goes forward or reverses
Daniel A Singleton et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 127(18), 6679-6685 (2005-05-05)
The epoxidation of beta-methylstyrene catalyzed by the Shi fructose-derived ketone is studied using experimental kinetic isotope effects and DFT calculations. The observation of a large beta olefinic (13)C isotope effect and small alpha carbon isotope effect is indicative of an
Rainer M Vallant et al.
Journal of proteome research, 6(1), 44-53 (2007-01-06)
60]fullerene derivatives (dioctadecyl methano[60]fullerene, [60]fullerenoacetic acid, and IDA-[60]fullerene) were prepared and subjected to a comprehensive characterization study including protein binding properties and capacity. These fullerene derivatives were successfully applied as material-enhanced laser desorption/ionization (MELDI) carrier materials. It is shown that

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