p-Cymene
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Preferred IUPAC name
1-Methyl-4-(propan-2-yl)benzene
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Identifiers | |||
99-87-6 ![]() |
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3D model (Jmol) | Interactive image | ||
ChEBI | CHEBI:28768 | ||
ChEMBL | ChEMBL442915 ![]() |
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ChemSpider | 7183 ![]() |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.002.542 | ||
EC Number | 202-796-7 | ||
KEGG | C06575 ![]() |
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PubChem | 7463 | ||
UNII | 1G1C8T1N7Q ![]() |
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Properties | |||
C10H14 | |||
Molar mass | 134.21 g/mol | ||
Appearance | Colourless liquid | ||
Density | 0.857 g/cm3 | ||
Melting point | −68 °C (−90 °F; 205 K) | ||
Boiling point | 177 °C (351 °F; 450 K) | ||
23.4 mg/L | |||
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R-phrases | R10 | ||
S-phrases | S16 | ||
Flash point | 47 °C (117 °F; 320 K) | ||
435 °C (815 °F; 708 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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p-Cymene is a naturally occurring aromatic organic compound. It is classified as an alkylbenzene related to a monoterpene. Its structure consists of a benzene ring para-substituted with a methyl group and an isopropyl group. There are two less common geometric isomers. o-Cymene, in which the alkyl groups are ortho-substituted, and m-cymene, in which they are meta-substituted. p-Cymene is the only natural isomer. All three isomers form the group of cymenes.
p-Cymene is insoluble in water, but miscible with ethanol and diethyl ether.
It is a constituent of a number of essential oils, most commonly the oil of cumin and thyme. Significant amounts are formed in sulfite pulping process from the wood terpenes.
p-Cymene is a common ligand for ruthenium. The parent compound is [(η6-cymene)RuCl2]2. This half-sandwich compound is prepared by the reaction of ruthenium trichloride with the terpene α-phellandrene. The osmium complex is also known.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry : IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013 (Blue Book). Cambridge: The Royal Society of Chemistry. 2014. pp. 139, 597. doi:10.1039/9781849733069-FP001. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4.
- ^ M. A. Bennett; T.-N. Huang; T. W. Matheson; A. K. Smith; Steven Ittel; William Nickerson (1982). "(η6-Hexamethylbenzene)Ruthenium Complexes". Inorganic Syntheses. 21: 74–78. doi:10.1002/9780470132524.ch16.