CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Physical Description | P-methylstyrene appears as a clear colorless liquid with an aromatic odor. Usually shipped with an inhibitor such as tert-butyl catechol added May polymerize if contaminated or subjected to heat. If polymerization takes place inside a closed container, the container may rupture violently. Vapors irritate the mucous membranes. Less dense than water and insoluble in water. Hence floats on water. Used in making plastics, especially as a monomer for polyesters. |
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Color/Form | Liquid |
Boiling Point | 172 °C |
Melting Point | -37.8 °C |
Flash Point | 125 to 127 °F (NFPA, 2010) |
Solubility | In water, 89 mg/L at 25 °C |
Density | 0.9173 g/cu cm at 25 °C |
Vapor Density | Relative vapor density (air = 1): 4.1 |
Vapor Pressure | 1.81 [mmHg] |
LogP | log Kow = 3.35 |
Stability/Shelf Life | Stable under recommended storage conditions. |
Autoignition Temperature | 515 °C. |
Viscosity | 0.0020986 Pa.s (liquid) at 239.02 K |
Heat of Combustion | -4.8229X10+09 J/kmol |
Heat of Vaporization | 6.20X10+07 J/kmol at 25 °C |
Surface Tension | 0.043227 Newtons/m at 239.02 K |
Refractive Index | Index of refraction: 1.5420 at 20 °C/D |
Kovats Retention Index | 980.5 965.9 1000 985 977.5 977.6 977.9 966 980 994 982 978 985 |
Other Experimental Properties | Liquid molar volume = 0.129067 cu m/kmol; heat of formation = 1.1464X10+08 J/kmol |
Chemical Classes | Other Classes -> Aromatic Hydrocarbons |
SAFETY INFORMATION
Signal word | Danger |
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Pictogram(s) |
Flame Flammables GHS02 Health Hazard GHS08 Environment GHS09 |
GHS Hazard Statements |
H226:Flammable liquids H304:Aspiration hazard H411:Hazardous to the aquatic environment, long-term hazard |
Precautionary Statement Codes |
P210:Keep away from heat/sparks/open flames/hot surfaces. — No smoking. P273:Avoid release to the environment. |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
Molecular Weight | 118.18 g/mol |
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XLogP3 | 3.6 |
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 0 |
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 0 |
Rotatable Bond Count | 1 |
Exact Mass | 118.078250319 g/mol |
Monoisotopic Mass | 118.078250319 g/mol |
Topological Polar Surface Area | 0 Ų |
Heavy Atom Count | 9 |
Formal Charge | 0 |
Complexity | 86.2 |
Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
P-methylstyrene appears as a clear colorless liquid with an aromatic odor. Usually shipped with an inhibitor such as tert-butyl catechol added May polymerize if contaminated or subjected to heat. If polymerization takes place inside a closed container, the container may rupture violently. Vapors irritate the mucous membranes. Less dense than water and insoluble in water. Hence floats on water. Used in making plastics, especially as a monomer for polyesters.