m-Xylene

m-Xylene: m-Xylene

Other names

m-Xylol
1,3-Dimethylbenzene

Identifiers

CAS number 108-38-3^Y

PubChem 7929

ChemSpider 7641^Y

UNII O9XS864HTE^N

KEGG C07208^N

ChEBI CHEBI:28488^N

ChEMBL CHEMBL286727^N

RTECS number ZE2275000

Jmol-3D images Image 1
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SMILES

Cc1cccc(c1)C
CC1=CC(C)=CC=C1

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H10/c1-7-4-3-5-8(2)6-7/h3-6H,1-2H3^Y
Key: IVSZLXZYQVIEFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y

Properties

Molecular formula C₈H₁₀

Molar mass 106.16 g/mol

Appearance Colorless liquid

Density 0.86 g/mL

Melting point
-48 °C, 225 K, -54 °F

Boiling point
139 °C, 412 K, 282 °F

Solubility in water insoluble

Solubility in ethanol very soluble

Solubility in diethyl ether very soluble

Refractive index (n_D) 1.49722

Viscosity 0.8059 cP at 0 °C
0.6200 cP at 20 °C

Hazards

MSDS External MSDS

R-phrases R10 R20 R21 R38

S-phrases S25

Main hazards Harmful or fatal if swallowed. Vapor harmful. Flammable liquid and vapor.

NFPA 704

3

1

0

Flash point 25 °C

Related compounds

Related aromatic
hydrocarbons benzene
toluene
o-xylene
p-xylene

Supplementary data page

Structure and
properties n, ε_r, etc.

Thermodynamic
data Phase behaviour
Solid, liquid, gas

Spectral data UV, IR, NMR, MS

N (verify) (what is: Y/N?)
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Infobox references

m-Xylene is an aromatic hydrocarbon, based on benzene with two methyl substituents.

It is an isomer of o-xylene and p-xylene. The m stands for meta, meaning the two methyl substituents are at locants 1 and 3 on the aromatic ring.

The major chemical use of metaxylene is in the manufacture of isophthalic acid, which is used as a copolymer to alter the properties of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) making PET more suitable for the manufacture of soft drinks bottles. It is also used as a raw material in the manufacture of 2,4- and 2,6-xylidine as well as a range of smaller-volume chemicals^[1].

References

^ Ashford's Dictionary of Industrial Chemicals, third edition, page 9692.

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m-Xylene

Other names m-Xylol 1,3-Dimethylbenzene
Identifiers
CAS number	108-38-3^Y
PubChem	7929
ChemSpider	7641^Y
UNII	O9XS864HTE^N
KEGG	C07208^N
ChEBI	CHEBI:28488^N
ChEMBL	CHEMBL286727^N
RTECS number	ZE2275000
Jmol-3D images	Image 1 Image 2
SMILES Cc1cccc(c1)C CC1=CC(C)=CC=C1
InChI InChI=1S/C8H10/c1-7-4-3-5-8(2)6-7/h3-6H,1-2H3^Y Key: IVSZLXZYQVIEFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y
Properties
Molecular formula	C₈H₁₀
Molar mass	106.16 g/mol
Appearance	Colorless liquid
Density	0.86 g/mL
Melting point	-48 °C, 225 K, -54 °F
Boiling point	139 °C, 412 K, 282 °F
Solubility in water	insoluble
Solubility in ethanol	very soluble
Solubility in diethyl ether	very soluble
Refractive index (n_D)	1.49722
Viscosity	0.8059 cP at 0 °C 0.6200 cP at 20 °C
Hazards
MSDS	External MSDS
R-phrases	R10 R20 R21 R38
S-phrases	S25
Main hazards	Harmful or fatal if swallowed. Vapor harmful. Flammable liquid and vapor.
NFPA 704	3 1 0
Flash point	25 °C
Related compounds
Related aromatic hydrocarbons	benzene toluene o-xylene p-xylene
Supplementary data page
Structure and properties	n, ε_r, etc.
Thermodynamic data	Phase behaviour Solid, liquid, gas
Spectral data	UV, IR, NMR, MS
N (verify) (what is: Y/N?) Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

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