Product name: Toluene
Alias: Methylbenzene; Methacide; methyl-Benzene; Methylbenzol; Monomethyl benzene; phenyl methane; Tol; tolu-sol; Methyl benzol
CAS number: 108-88-3
EINECS number: 203-625-9
Molecular formula: C7H8
Molecular weight: 92.1384
Density: 0.871g/cm 3
Melting point: -95℃
Boiling point: 110.6°C at 760 mmHg
Flash point: 10°C
Water solubility: 0.5 g/L (20℃)
Vapor pressure: 27.7mmHg at 25°C
Uses: As a solvent, it is used for oils, resins, natural rubber and synthetic rubber, coal tar, asphalt, cellulose acetate, and also used as a solvent for cellulose paints and varnishes, as well as for Photographic plate making, ink solvent. Toluene nitration produces a large number of intermediates. Many final products can be derived, of which polyurethane products, dyes and organic pigments, rubber additives, medicines, explosives, etc. are the most important.