- Ethylbenzene
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Name = Ethylbenzene
ImageFile = Ethylbenzene-2D-skeletal.png
ImageName = Ethylbenzene
ImageFile1 = Ethylbenzene-3d.png
IUPACName = Ethylbenzene
OtherNames = Ethylbenzol, EB,
phenylethane
Section1 = Chembox Identifiers
SMILES = c1ccccc1CC
CASNo = 100-41-4
RTECS = DA0700000
Section2 = Chembox Properties
Formula = C8H10
MolarMass = 106.167 g/mol
Appearance = Colourless liquid
Density = 0.8665 g/mL, liquid
Solubility = 0.015 g/100 ml (20 °C)
MeltingPt = -95 °C (188 K)
BoilingPt = 136 °C (409 K)
Viscosity = 0.669 cP at 20 °C
Section3 = Chembox Structure
MolShape =
Dipole =
Section7 = Chembox Hazards
ExternalMSDS =
MainHazards = Flammable
NFPA-H = 2
NFPA-F = 3
NFPA-R =
FlashPt = 15-20 °C
RPhrases = 11, 20
SPhrases = 2, 16, 24/25, 29
Section8 = Chembox Related
Function = aromatic
hydrocarbons
OtherFunctn =styrene ,toluene
OtherCpds =benzene polystyrene Ethylbenzene is an
Organic compound with the formula C6H5CH2CH3. Thisaromatic hydrocarbon . is important in thepetrochemical industry as an intermediate in the production ofstyrene , which in turn is used for makingpolystyrene , a commonly usedplastic material. Although often present in small amounts incrude oil , ethylbenzene is produced in bulk quantities by combiningbenzene andethylene in an acid-catalyzedchemical reaction ::C6H6 + C2H4 → C6H5CH2CH3Approximately 24,700,000 tons were produced in 1999. [Vincent A.Welch, Kevin J. Fallon, Heinz-Peter Gelbke “Ethylbenzene” Ullmann’s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2005] Catalyticdehydrogenation of the ethylbenzene then giveshydrogen and styrene. Ethylbenzene is also an ingredient in some paints, and solvent gradexylene (xylol) nearly always contaminated with a few percent of ethylbenzene.References
* [http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/hlthef/ethylben.html EPA Chemical database]
* [http://www.intox.org/databank/documents/chemical/ethylben/cie370.htm Intox Chemical database]
* [http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts110.html Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry]External links
* [http://www.npi.gov.au/database/substance-info/profiles/40.html National Pollutant Inventory - Ethybenzene Fact Sheet]
* [http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/search/r?dbs+hsdb:@term+@na+Ethylbenzene NLM Hazardous Substances Databank – Ethylbenzene]
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