3-ETHYLTOLUENE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

-96°C

Boiling point:

158-159 °C(lit.)

Density 

0.865 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.)

refractive index 

n20/D 1.496(lit.)

Flash point:

101 °F

storage temp. 

Sealed in dry,Room Temperature

form 

clear liquid

color 

Colorless to Light yellow

Odor Threshold

0.018ppm

Water Solubility 

Not miscible or difficult to mix in water.

BRN 

1850821

InChIKey

ZLCSFXXPPANWQY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

CAS DataBase Reference

620-14-4(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

m-Ethyltoluene (620-14-4)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

N

Risk Statements 

10-51/53

Safety Statements 

16-61

RIDADR 

UN 3295 3/PG 3

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

DA0712000

Autoignition Temperature

896 °F

HS Code 

2902.90.3050

HazardClass 

3

PackingGroup 

III

MSDS

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3-ETHYLTOLUENE Usage And Synthesis

Uses

It is used in the formation of 3-ethylsalicylic acid from 3-Ethyltoluene by Pseudomonas ovalis.

Uses

3-Ethyltoluene is generally used as a model alkylbenzene derivative for bond activation and C(sp³)-H functionalization studies.

Definition

ChEBI: A derivative of toluene bearing an additional ethyl substituent at position 3.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 110, p. 2560, 1988 DOI: 10.1021/ja00216a032

Hazard

Moderately toxic. Low toxicity by inhalation.

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