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Methylstyrene

60% meta, 40% para and 1% ortho, 99%, contains ~50 ppm 4-tert-butylcatechol as inhibitor

Synonym(s):

Vinyltoluene

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Linear Formula:
CH3C6H4CH=CH2
CAS Number:
25013-15-4
Molecular Weight:
118.18
Beilstein:
1209317
EC Number:
246-562-2
MDL number:
MFCD00168066
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
PubChem Substance ID:
24874126
NACRES:
NA.23

Assay

99%

contains

~50 ppm 4-tert-butylcatechol as inhibitor

refractive index

n20/D 1.5425 (lit.)

bp

168 °C (lit.)

density

0.893 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

Cc1ccc(C=C)cc1.Cc2cccc(C=C)c2

InChI

1S/2C9H10/c1-3-9-6-4-8(2)5-7-9;1-3-9-6-4-5-8(2)7-9/h2*3-7H,1H2,2H3

InChI key

VAPKHDZBJXRVNG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Methylstyrene can be used as a monomer in the synthesis of block copolymers for resins and adhesives. It is widely used as a starting material to prepare latexes for paper coating applications.

Application



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Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

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

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

125.6 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

52 °C - closed cup

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Jordi Benet-Buchholz et al.
Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003), (30)(30), 5910-5923 (2009-07-23)
The synthesis and the full characterization of a new ruthenium(II) complex with the pentadentate bispidine ligand L(1) is reported and shown to be a very active catalyst for olefin epoxidation. The selectivity in the epoxidation of cis- and trans-beta-methylstyrene with
Anionic solution copolymerization of ?-methylstyrene with conjugated dienes above the ceiling temperature of ?-methylstyrene
Adel F. Halasa and Kwang Su Seo
European Polymer Journal, 51, 80-86 (2014)
Jing Huang et al.
Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003), 41(35), 10661-10669 (2012-07-31)
A series of chiral salen Mn(III) immobilized onto azole onium modified zinc poly(styrene-phenylvinyl phosphonate)-phosphate (ZnPS-PVPA) were prepared. The catalysts were characterized by FT-IR, diffusion reflection UV-vis, AAS, N(2) volumetric adsorption, SEM, TEM, XPS, XRD, TG and elemental analysis. The results
Nathalie Turgeon et al.
PloS one, 11(12), e0168815-e0168815 (2016-12-29)
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Preparation and characterisation of ?-methylstyrene?butadiene latexes for paper coating applications
Antero Laitinen, et al.
Progress in Organic Coatings, 75, 411-419 (2012)
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