1,2,3-Trimethylbenzene
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| Preferred IUPAC name
1,2,3-Trimethylbenzene | |||
| Other names
Hemellitol; Hemimellitol, Hemimelithol; Hemimellitine; Hemimellitene
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3D model (JSmol)
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| 1903410 | |||
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.007.633 | ||
| EC Number |
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| 326517 | |||
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| UN number | 1993 | ||
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| Properties | |||
| C9H12 | |||
| Molar mass | 120.195 g·mol−1 | ||
| Appearance | Colorless liquid[1] | ||
| Density | 0.89 g/mL[1] | ||
| Melting point | −25 °C (−13 °F; 248 K)[1] | ||
| Boiling point | 176 °C (349 °F; 449 K)[1] | ||
| 0.006% (20°C)[2] | |||
| Vapor pressure | 1 mmHg (16.7°C)[2] | ||
| Hazards | |||
| Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): | |||
Main hazards
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Flammable[3] | ||
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| Warning | |||
| H226, H315, H319, H335 | |||
| P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P370+P378, P403+P233, P403+P235, P405, P501 | |||
| Flash point | 11 °C; 51 °F; 284 K[1] | ||
| 243 °C; 470 °F; 516 K[1] | |||
| Explosive limits | 0.8%-6.6%[2] | ||
| NIOSH (US health exposure limits): | |||
PEL (Permissible)
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none[2] | ||
REL (Recommended)
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TWA 25 ppm (125 mg/m3)[2] | ||
IDLH (Immediate danger)
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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1,2,3-Trimethylbenzene is an organic compound with the chemical formula C6H3(CH3)3. Classified as an aromatic hydrocarbon, it is a flammable colorless liquid. It is nearly insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents.
The compound occurs naturally in coal tar and petroleum. It is one of the three isomers of trimethylbenzene. It is used in jet fuel, mixed with other hydrocarbons, to prevent the formation of solid particles which might damage the engine.
German chemist Oscar Jacobsen first prepared the hydrocarbon in 1882 and designated it hemellitol as a reference to the trivial name of hexamethylbenzene.[4] Four years later he also discovered it in the coal tar.[5]
Production
[edit]Industrially, it is isolated from the C9 aromatic hydrocarbon fraction during petroleum distillation. It is also generated by methylation of toluene and xylenes.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Record in the GESTIS Substance Database of the Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- ^ a b c d e f NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0637". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
- ^ CDC - NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
- ^ Jacobsen, Oscar (1882). "Ueber Isodurol, Isodurylsäuren und das dritte Trimethylbenzol". Berichte der deutschen chemischen Gesellschaft. 15 (2): 1853–1858. doi:10.1002/cber.18820150292. ISSN 0365-9496.
- ^ Jacobsen, Oscar (1886). "Beitrag zur Kenntniss der zwischen 170 und 200° siedenden Kohlenwasserstoffe des Steinkohlentheeröls". Berichte der deutschen chemischen Gesellschaft. 19 (2): 2511–2515. doi:10.1002/cber.188601902195. ISSN 0365-9496.
- ^ Karl Griesbaum, Arno Behr, Dieter Biedenkapp, Heinz-Werner Voges, Dorothea Garbe, Christian Paetz, Gerd Collin, Dieter Mayer, Hartmut Höke "Hydrocarbons" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry 2002 Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. doi:10.1002/14356007.a13_227
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