Chemistry:M-Cymene

Short description: Organic compound

m-Cymene

Names
Preferred IUPAC name 1-Methyl-3-(propan-2-yl)benzene
Other names m-Cymene 3-isopropyltoluene 3-methylcumene 1-isopropyl-3-methylbenzene
Identifiers
CAS Number	535-77-3 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:28768
ChemSpider	10355
EC Number	208-617-9
PubChem CID	10812
UNII	10ZH8R921S Y
InChI InChI=1S/C10H14/c1-8(2)10-6-4-5-9(3)7-10/h4-8H,1-3H3 Key: XCYJPXQACVEIOS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES CC1=CC(=CC=C1)C(C)C
Properties
Chemical formula	C10H14
Molar mass	134.22
Appearance	colorless liquid
Density	0.86 g/cm3
Melting point	−63.8 °C (−82.8 °F; 209.3 K)
Boiling point	175 °C (347 °F; 448 K)
Solubility in water	42.5 mg/L
Hazards
Main hazards	Flammable
GHS pictograms
GHS Signal word	Warning
GHS hazard statements	H226
GHS precautionary statements	P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P280, P303+361+353, P370+378, P403+235, P501
Flash point	47.8 °C (118.0 °F; 320.9 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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m-Cymene is an organic compound classified as an aromatic hydrocarbon. Its structure consists of a benzene ring meta-substituted with a methyl group and an isopropyl group. It is a flammable colorless liquid which is nearly insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents.

Isomers and production

In addition to m-cymene, there are two other geometric isomers called o-cymene, in which the alkyl groups are ortho-substituted, and p-cymene, in which they are para-substituted. p-Cymene is the most common and only natural isomer. The three isomers form the group of cymenes.

Cymenes can be produced by alkylation of toluene with propylene.