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Mesitylene

Technipur®

Synonym(s):

1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene

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Linear Formula:
C6H3(CH3)3
CAS Number:
108-67-8
Molecular Weight:
120.19
NACRES:
NA.22
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
906806
MDL number:
MFCD00008538
Grade:
synthesis grade
Bp:
163-166 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
14 mmHg ( 55 °C), 2.49 mmHg ( 25 °C), 2.8 hPa ( 20 °C)
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grade

synthesis grade

Quality Level

200

vapor density

4.1 (vs air)

vapor pressure

14 mmHg ( 55 °C), 2.49 mmHg ( 25 °C), 2.8 hPa ( 20 °C)

autoignition temp.

1022 °F

expl. lim.

0.88-6.1 %, 100 °F

dilution

(for synthesis)

refractive index

n20/D 1.499 (lit.)

bp

163-166 °C (lit.)

mp

−45 °C (lit.)

density

0.864 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

Cc1cc(C)cc(C)c1

InChI

1S/C9H12/c1-7-4-8(2)6-9(3)5-7/h4-6H,1-3H3

InChI key

AUHZEENZYGFFBQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Mesitylene is a methyl-substituted benzene hydrocarbon, a specialty solvent used for research and industrial applications. Derivatives of mesitylene are used as colorant precursors to prepare organic dye intermediates such as 2,4,6-trimethylaniline.

Application

  • Mesitylene is used as a:
  • building block to manufacture antioxidants, plasticizers, rubber, adhesives, etc.
  • ligand in organometallic reactions
  • developer for photo patternable silicones
  • precursor to prepare a variety of fine chemicals

Legal Information

Technipur is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Danger

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

122.0 °F

flash_point_c

50 °C

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 2 - Asp. Tox. 1 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

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Effect of catalyst morphology and hydrogen co-feeding on the acid-catalysed transformation of acetone into mesitylene
Quesada J, et al
Catalysis Science & Technology, 10, 1356-1367 (2020)
Comparative study of theoretical ultrasonic velocities of binary liquid mixtures containing quinoline and mesitylene at temperatures T = (303.15,308.15,313.15 and 318.15) K
Babavali SKF, et al.
Karbala International Journal of Modern Science, 1(3), 172-177 (2015)
Metal versus Ligand Reduction in Ln3+ Complexes of a Mesitylene-Anchored Tris(Aryloxide) Ligand
Palumbo CT, et al
Inorganic Chemistry, 57(5), 2823-2833 (2018)
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