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m-Xylene

anhydrous, ≥99%

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

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

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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.

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m-Xylene

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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

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

80.6 °F

Flash Point(C)

27 °C

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Information

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Iron (III)-Modified Tungstophosphoric Acid Supported on Titania Catalyst: Synthesis, Characterization, and Friedel?Craft Acylation of m-Xylene.
Mu M, et al.
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 54(36), 8893-8899 (2015)
Strong organic acids as efficient catalysts for the chloromethylation of m-xylene: the synthesis of 1, 3-bis (chloromethyl)-4, 6-dimethylbenzene.
Kishida T, et al.
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 48(4), 1831-1839 (2009)
Rafael Silva-Rocha et al.
Environmental microbiology, 13(9), 2389-2402 (2011-03-18)
The regulatory and metabolic networks that rule biodegradation of pollutants by environmental bacteria are wired to the rest of the cellular physiology through both transcriptional factors and intermediary signal molecules. In this review, we examine some formalisms for describing catalytic/regulatory
Fei Yu et al.
Journal of hazardous materials, 192(3), 1370-1379 (2011-08-13)
The purified and oxidized multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) with different oxygen contents are employed as adsorbents to study their physicochemical properties and adsorption behaviors of toluene, ethylbenzene and m-xylene (TEX) in aqueous solutions. The results demonstrate that adsorption capacity is
Riccardo Salvio et al.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 76(13), 5438-5443 (2011-05-27)
Artificial phosphodiesterases that combine a guanidinium unit with a general base connected by a m-xylylene linker catalyze the transesterification of the RNA model compound 2-hydroxypropyl p-nitrophenyl phosphate (HPNP). The bifunctional catalysts presented in this work show varying extents of cooperation
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