toluene

English name: Toluene
The aliases English: Methylbenzene; Methacide; methyl-Benzene; Methylbenzol; Monomethyl benzene 7; phenyl methane; the Tol; tolu-sol; Adipic acid,; Methyl benzol

CAS No.: 108-88-3

EINECS No.: 203-625-9
Molecular formula: C7H8
Molecular Weight: 92.1384
InChI: InChI = 1/C7H8/c1-7-5-3-2-4-6-7/h2-6H, 1H3
Molecular structure:
Density: 0.871g/cm3
Melting point: -95 ° C
Boiling point: 110.6 ° C at 760 mmHg in
Flash Point: 10 ° C
Water solubility: 0.5 g / L (20 ° C)
Vapor Pressure: 27.7mmHg at 25 ° C.


Physicochemical properties:

Appearance: colorless transparent liquid, benzene-like aroma.
Melting point (℃): -94.9
Boiling point (℃): 110.6
Relative density (water = 1): 0.87
Relative vapor density (air = 1): 3.14
Saturated vapor pressure (kPa,): 4.89 (30 ° C)
Heat of combustion (kJ / mol): 3905.0
Critical temperature (° C): 318.6
Critical pressure (MPa): 4.11
Octanol / water partition coefficient values: 2.69
Flash point (℃): 4
Ignition temperature (℃): 535
Upper explosive limit% (V / V): 1.2
Lower explosive limit% (V / V): 7.0



Solubility: insoluble in water, soluble in benzene, alcohol, ether, etc. Most organic solvents.
Main purposes: for blending gasoline composition as the main raw material for the production of toluene derivatives, explosives, dyes intermediates, drugs.