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ethylbenzene
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Ethylbenzene is an organic compound with the formula . It is a highly flammable, colorless liquid with an odor similar to that of gasoline. This monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon is important in the petrochemical industry as a reaction intermediate in the production of styrene, the precursor to polystyrene, a common plastic material. In 2012, more than 99% of ethylbenzene produced was consumed in the production of styrene.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C8H10
- Molecular weight
- 106.16 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- ethylbenzene
- SMILES
- CCC1=CC=CC=C1
- InChIKey
- YNQLUTRBYVCPMQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 3.1
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 106.078
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- immediately dangerous to life or health
- 3472
- melting point
- -94.95
- Commons category
- Ethylbenzene
- NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
- 0264
- density
- 0.87
- boiling point
- 136.19
- vapor pressure
- 7
- flash point
- 55
- lower flammable limit
- 0.8
- upper flammable limit
- 6.7
- ionization energy
- 8.77
- solubility
- 0.01
- time-weighted average exposure limit
- 435
- short-term exposure limit
- 545
- canonical SMILES
- CCC1=CC=CC=C1
- chemical formula
- C₈H₁₀
- refractive index
- 1.495
- thermal conductivity
- 1.726
- electric dipole moment
- 0.59
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Ethylbenzene is an organic compound with the formula . It is a highly flammable, colorless liquid with an odor similar to that of gasoline. This monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon is important in the petrochemical industry as a reaction intermediate in the production of styrene, the precursor to polystyrene, a common plastic material. In 2012, more than 99% of ethylbenzene produced was consumed in the production of styrene.
==Occurrence and applications== Ethylbenzene occurs naturally in coal tar and petroleum.