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Mesitylene

analytical standard

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Synonym(s):
1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene
Linear Formula:
C6H3(CH3)3
CAS Number:
108-67-8
Molecular Weight:
120.19
Beilstein:
906806
EC Number:
203-604-4
MDL number:
MFCD00008538
PubChem Substance ID:
329759906
NACRES:
NA.24

Quality Level

100

grade

analytical standard

vapor density

4.1 (vs air)

vapor pressure

14 mmHg ( 55 °C)
2.49 mmHg ( 25 °C)

assay

≥99.8% (GC)

autoignition temp.

1022 °F

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

expl. lim.

0.88-6.1 %, 100 °F

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.499 (lit.)
n20/D 1.499

bp

163-166 °C (lit.)

mp

−45 °C (lit.)

density

0.864 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

application(s)

environmental

format

neat

SMILES string

Cc1cc(C)cc(C)c1

InChI

1S/C9H12/c1-7-4-8(2)6-9(3)5-7/h4-6H,1-3H3

InChI key

AUHZEENZYGFFBQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Mesitylene, a volatile organic compound (VOC), is a methyl substituted benzene hydrocarbon, widely utilized as a solvent for industrial and research applications.

Application

Refer to the product′s Certificate of Analysis for more information on a suitable instrument technique. Contact Technical Service for further support.
Mesitylene may be used as an analytical standard for the quantification of the analyte in human biological samples, environmental samples, organic solvent mixtures, and aerosolized jet fuels by gas chromatography (GC) based techniques.

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

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

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

122.0 °F

Flash Point(C)

50 °C

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Certificate of Analysis

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Certificate of Origin

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A valence force field for alkyl benzenes toluene, p-xylene, m-xylene mesitylene, and some of their deuterated analogues
La Lau C and Snyder RG
Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular Spectroscopy, 27(10), 2073-2088 (1971)
Christoph Sprung et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 137(5), 1916-1928 (2015-01-16)
A detailed and systematic polarized confocal fluorescence microscopy investigation is presented on three batches of large coffin-shaped ZSM-5 crystals (i.e., parent, steamed at 500 °C, and steamed at 700 °C). In total, six laser lines of different wavelength in the
Sanyog Sharma et al.
Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 11(4), 654-661 (2012-12-12)
Two mesitylene based probes, having catechol/phenol units in conjunction to the Schiff base have been synthesized. The probe with a catechol unit can be used to sense and discriminate between F(-) and CN(-) through different colorimetric and fluorimetric responses using
Jacqueline M Veauthier et al.
Inorganic chemistry, 43(4), 1220-1228 (2004-02-18)
New bimetallic mu-oxo diferric complexes of several previously reported calix[4]pyrrole Schiff base macrocycles are described. The synthesis of a new member of this class of macrocycles is also reported; it was prepared via an acid-catalyzed condensation between 1,9-bisformyl-5,5-dipropyldipyrromethane and o-phenylenediamine.
Dalit Rechavi et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 126(25), 7738-7739 (2004-06-24)
Isotope effects for the encapsulation of deuterated versus nondeuterated guests are determined. This system involves the use of social isomers, and the origin of the isotope effect is localized to methyl groups interacting with aromatic rings.
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