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Styrene

(stabilised) for synthesis

Synonym(s):

Styrene, Phenylethylene, Vinylbenzene

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C8H8
CAS Number:
100-42-5
Molecular Weight:
104.15
UNSPSC Code:
12352005
EC Index Number:
202-851-5
NACRES:
NA.22
MDL number:
MFCD00008612
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vapor pressure

6 hPa ( 20 °C)

Quality Level

200

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

480 °C

potency

2650 mg/kg LD50, oral (Rat)

expl. lim.

1.1-8.9 % (v/v)

bp

145 °C/1013 hPa

mp

-31 °C

transition temp

flash point 31 °C

solubility

0.24 g/L

density

0.906 g/cm3 at 20 °C

SMILES string

c1(ccccc1)C=C

InChI

1S/C8H8/c1-2-8-6-4-3-5-7-8/h2-7H,1H2

InChI key

PPBRXRYQALVLMV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

(stabilised) for synthesis

Application

Styrene (stabilised) for synthesis. CAS 100-42-5, EC Number 202-851-5, chemical formula C₆H₅CHCH₂.

Features and Benefits

Saturation Concentration in Air: 25.6 g/m3 (20 °C)

Analysis Note

Assay (GC, area%)≥ 99.0 % (a/a)Density (d 20 °C/ 4 °C)0.905 - 0.907Identity (IR)passes testThe material is stabilised with 4-tert-Butylpyrocatechol. At time of analytical testing a content of >10 ppm stabiliser was determined.

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Aquatic Chronic 3 - Asp. Tox. 1 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Repr. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT RE 1 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

hearing organs, Respiratory system

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

89.6 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

32.0 °C - closed cup

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