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p-Cymene

99%

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Synonym(s):
1-Isopropyl-4-methylbenzene, 4-Isopropyltoluene
Linear Formula:
CH3C6H4CH(CH3)2
CAS Number:
99-87-6
Molecular Weight:
134.22
Beilstein:
1903377
EC Number:
202-796-7
MDL number:
MFCD00008893
PubChem Substance ID:
24892383
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor density

4.62 (vs air)

Quality Level

100

vapor pressure

1.5 mmHg ( 20 °C)
3.7 mmHg ( 37.7 °C)

Assay

99%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

817 °F

expl. lim.

5.6 %

refractive index

n20/D 1.490 (lit.)

bp

176-178 °C (lit.)

density

0.86 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CC(C)c1ccc(C)cc1

InChI

1S/C10H14/c1-8(2)10-6-4-9(3)5-7-10/h4-8H,1-3H3

InChI key

HFPZCAJZSCWRBC-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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W23560130039PHL80836
p-Cymene 99%

Sigma-Aldrich

C121452

p-Cymene

p-Cymene ≥97%, FG

Sigma-Aldrich

W235601

p-Cymene

p-Cymene analytical standard

Supelco

30039

p-Cymene

p-Cymene phyproof® Reference Substance

PHL80836

p-Cymene

form

liquid

form

-

form

-

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.490 (lit.)

refractive index

n20/D 1.490 (lit.)

refractive index

n20/D 1.490 (lit.), n20/D 1.491

refractive index

n20/D 1.490 (lit.)

bp

176-178 °C (lit.)

bp

176-178 °C (lit.)

bp

176-178 °C (lit.)

bp

176-178 °C (lit.)

density

0.86 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

density

0.86 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

density

0.86 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

density

0.86 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

vapor density

4.62 (vs air)

vapor density

4.62 (vs air)

vapor density

4.62 (vs air)

vapor density

4.62 (vs air)

Application

p-Cymene is an alkyl aromatic hydrocarbon mainly used to study oxidation reactions under various conditions to synthesize highly valuable intermediates and building-blocks such as cymene hydroperoxide, 4-methyl acetophenone, 4-isopropyl benzyl alcohol, 4-isopropyl benzaldehyde and 4-isopropyl benzoic acid etc.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Asp. Tox. 1 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Repr. 2

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

125.6 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

52 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Giordano, Claudio and Belli, Aldo and Citterio, Attilio and Minisci, Francesco
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The aim of this work was to evaluate the antifungal activity in vapor phase of thymol, p-cymene, and γ-terpinene, the red thyme essential oil compounds (RTOCs). The Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of RTOCs was determined against postharvest spoilage fungi of
Nanosized ruthenium particles decorated carbon nanofibers as active catalysts for the oxidation of p-cymene by molecular oxygen
Makgwane, Peter R and Ray, Suprakas Sinha
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