Anodyne| Para-Xylene | |
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| Molecular structure via molpic based on CDK |
| Conformer [] | |
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| Conformer structure via JSmol | |
| Physical properties [] | |
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| Molecular mass | 106.16 g/mol [1] |
| Density | 0.861 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999) - Less dense than water; will float g/cm3 [1] |
| Appearance | Colorless plates or prisms at low temp [1] |
| Odor | Sweet [1] |
| Melting point | 55.9 ° [1] |
| Boiling point | 280.9 ° [1] |
| Decomposition | When heated to decomposition it emits acrid smoke and irritating fumes. [1] |
| Solubility | Insoluble. (NTP, 1992) [1] |
| Predicted LogP | 3.2 [1] |
| Structural Identifiers [] | |
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| Molecular formula | C8H10 [1] |
| IUPAC name | 1,4-xylene [1] |
| SMILES | CC1=CC=C(C=C1)C [1] |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C8H10/c1-7-3-5-8(2)6-4-7/h3-6H,1-2H3 [1] |
| InChIKey | URLKBWYHVLBVBO-UHFFFAOYSA-N [1] |
Para-Xylene
Para-Xylene (also known as P-XYLENE, 1,4-Dimethylbenzene, 1,4-Xylene, p-Methyltoluene, p-Dimethylbenzene, p-Xylol, Benzene, 1,4-dimethyl-, 4-Xylene, 4-Methyltoluene or Chromar) is a dissociative, n-methyl-d-aspartic acid receptor antagonist and antinicotinic substance of the alkylbenzene class.
Chemistry
Stereochemistry []
Para-Xylene is a achiral mixture
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References []
National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Compound Summary for CID 7809, Para-Xylene. Accessed July 27, 2025. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7809