n-Propylbenzene

n-Propylbenzene, phenylpropane
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Propylbenzene
Identifiers
CAS Number	103-65-1 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:42630;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL286062;
ChemSpider	7385;
ECHA InfoCard	100.002.848
EC Number	203-132-9;
PubChem CID	7668;
UNII	0WR86ZHG2Z ;
UN number	2364 (N-PROPYL BENZENE)
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID3042219 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C9H12/c1-2-6-9-7-4-3-5-8-9/h3-5,7-8H,2,6H2,1H3 Key: ODLMAHJVESYWTB-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES CCCC1=CC=CC=C1;
Properties
Chemical formula	C9H12
Molar mass	120.195 g·mol−1
Appearance	colorless liquid
Density	0.8620 g/cm3
Melting point	−99.5 °C (−147.1 °F; 173.7 K)
Boiling point	159.2 °C (318.6 °F; 432.3 K)
Hazards
	GHS labelling:[1]
Pictograms
Signal word	Danger
Hazard statements	H226, H304, H335, H411
Precautionary statements	P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P261, P271, P273, P280, P301+P316, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P319, P331, P370+P378, P391, P403+P233, P403+P235, P405, P501
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

n-Propylbenzene is an aromatic hydrocarbon with the formula C
₆H
₅CH
₂CH
₂CH
₃. The molecule consists of a propyl group attached to a phenyl ring. It is a colorless liquid. A more common structural isomer of this compound is cumene.

n-Propylbenzene is used as a nonpolar organic solvent in various industries, including printing and the dyeing of textiles and in the manufacture of methylstyrene.^[1]^[2] It can be synthesized by the reaction of the Grignard reagent derived from benzyl chloride with diethyl sulfate.^[3]

References

^ Cleland, J. G. (1979). Multimedia Environmental Goals for Environmental Assessment: MEG charts and background information summaries (categories 13–26). Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Office of Energy, Minerals and Industry, Industrial Environmental Research Laboratory. pp. A528–A529.
^ Montgomery, John H. (1991). Groundwater Chemicals Field Guide. CRC Press. p. 174.
^ Henry Gilman and W. E. Catlin (1941). "n-Propylbenzene". Organic Syntheses; Collected Volumes, vol. 1, p. 471.

[1] Cleland, J. G. (1979). Multimedia Environmental Goals for Environmental Assessment: MEG charts and background information summaries (categories 13–26). Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Office of Energy, Minerals and Industry, Industrial Environmental Research Laboratory. pp. A528–A529.

[2] Montgomery, John H. (1991). Groundwater Chemicals Field Guide. CRC Press. p. 174.

[3] Henry Gilman and W. E. Catlin (1941). "n-Propylbenzene". Organic Syntheses; Collected Volumes, vol. 1, p. 471.

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