Product name

o-Xylene

English name

o-Xylene

Alias

1,2-xylene; 1,2-Dimethylbenzene; ortho-xylene; Dimethylbenzene; Xylene

CAS RN

95-47-6

EINECS No.

202-422-2

Molecular formula

C₈H₁₀

Molecular weight

106.16

Risk phrases

R10; R20/21; R38;

Safety term

S25;

Physico-chemical property

appearance colorless transparent liquid with aromatic odor
melting point -25.2℃ 
boiling point 144.4℃ 
relative density 0.8802 
refractive index 1.5055 
flashing point 34.4℃ 
solubility mixing soluble with ethyl alcohol, diethyl ether, acetone and benzene; insoluble in water

Uses

as phthalic anhydride and other organic synthesis raw material