Anodyne| Ethylbenzene | |
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| Molecular structure via molpic based on CDK |
| Conformer [] | |
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| Physical properties [] | |
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| Molecular mass | 106.16 g/mol [1] |
| Density | 0.867 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999) - Less dense than water; will float g/cm3 [1] |
| Appearance | Colorless liquid [1] |
| Odor | Aromatic odor [1] |
| Melting point | -139 °F (NTP, 1992) [1] |
| Boiling point | 277.2 ° [1] |
| Decomposition | Hazardous decomposition products formed under fire conditions - Carbon oxides. [1] |
| Solubility | less than 1 mg/mL at 73 °F (NTP, 1992) [1] |
| Predicted LogP | 3.1 [1] |
| Structural Identifiers [] | |
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| Molecular formula | C8H10 [1] |
| IUPAC name | ethylbenzene [1] |
| SMILES | CCC1=CC=CC=C1 [1] |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C8H10/c1-2-8-6-4-3-5-7-8/h3-7H,2H2,1H3 [1] |
| InChIKey | YNQLUTRBYVCPMQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N [1] |
Ethylbenzene
Ethylbenzene (also known as Phenylethane, Benzene, ethyl-, Ethylbenzol, Ethyl benzene, Aethylbenzol, Ethylenzene, Ethylbenzeen, Etilbenzene, Etylobenzen or α-Methyltoluene) is a pesticide and genotoxin substance of the alkylbenzene class.
Chemistry
Stereochemistry []
Ethylbenzene is a achiral mixture
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References []
National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Compound Summary for CID 7500, Ethylbenzene. Accessed July 27, 2025. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7500