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| Preferred IUPAC name 1-Methyl-3-(propan-2-yl)benzene | |
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| C10H14 | |
| Molar mass | 134.22 |
| Appearance | colorless liquid |
| Density | 0.86 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | −63.8 °C (−82.8 °F; 209.3 K) |
| Boiling point | 175 °C (347 °F; 448 K) |
| 42.5 mg/L | |
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Main hazards | Flammable |
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| H226 | |
| P210,P233,P240,P241,P242,P243,P280,P303+P361+P353,P370+P378,P403+P235,P501 | |
| Flash point | 47.8 °C (118.0 °F; 320.9 K) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
m-Cymene is anorganic compound classified as anaromatic hydrocarbon. Its structure consists of abenzene ringmeta-substituted with amethyl group and anisopropyl group. It is a flammable colorless liquid which is nearly insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents.
In addition tom-cymene, there are two other geometric isomers calledo-cymene, in which the alkyl groups areortho-substituted, andp-cymene, in which they arepara-substituted.p-Cymene is the most common and only natural isomer. The three isomers form the group ofcymenes.
Cymenes can be produced byalkylation oftoluene withpropylene.[1][2]
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