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Names | |||
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Preferred IUPAC name
Ethylbenzene | |||
Other names
Ethylbenzol; Phenylethane; alpha-Methyltoluene; EB
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Identifiers | |||
3D model (JSmol)
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Abbreviations | EB | ||
1901871 | |||
ChEBI | |||
ChEMBL | |||
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DrugBank | |||
ECHA InfoCard | 100.002.591 | ||
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Properties | |||
C8H10 | |||
Molar mass | 106.168 g·mol−1 | ||
Appearance | colorless liquid | ||
Odor | aromatic[1] | ||
Density | 0.8665 g/mL | ||
Melting point | −95 °C (−139 °F; 178 K) | ||
Boiling point | 136 °C (277 °F; 409 K) | ||
0.015 g/100 mL (20 °C) | |||
log P | 3.27 | ||
Vapor pressure | 9.998 mmHg | ||
-77.20·10−6 cm3/mol | |||
Refractive index (nD)
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1.495 | ||
Viscosity | 0.669 cP at 20 °C | ||
0.58 D[2] | |||
Thermochemistry | |||
Heat capacity (C)
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1.726 J/(gK) | ||
Hazards | |||
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): | |||
Main hazards
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Flammable | ||
GHS labelling: | |||
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Danger | |||
H225, H304, H320, H332, H335, H336, H351, H360, H373, H400, H411 | |||
P201, P202, P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P260, P261, P264, P271, P273, P280, P281, P301+P310, P303+P361+P353, P304+P312, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P308+P313, P312, P314, P331, P337+P313, P370+P378, P391, P403+P233, P403+P235, P405, P501 | |||
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Flash point | 22.22 °C (72.00 °F; 295.37 K) | ||
430 °C (806 °F; 703 K) | |||
Explosive limits | 1–7.8% | ||
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC): | |||
LD50 (median dose)
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5460 mg/kg | ||
LCLo (lowest published)
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4000 ppm (rat, 4 hr)[3] | ||
NIOSH (US health exposure limits): | |||
PEL (Permissible)
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TWA 100 ppm (435 mg/m3)[1] | ||
REL (Recommended)
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TWA 100 ppm (435 mg/m3) ST 125 ppm (545 mg/m3)[1] | ||
IDLH (Immediate danger)
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800 ppm[1] | ||
Related compounds | |||
Related aromatic
hydrocarbons |
styrene, toluene | ||
Related compounds
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benzene polystyrene | ||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Ethylbenzene is an organic compound with the formula C6H5CH2CH3. 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.