Xylenes
Xylenes are any one of three isomers of dimethylbenzene, or a combination thereof. All are colorless, flammable liquids composed of a central benzene ring with two methyl groups attached at substituents. They can be applied as precursor chemicals and solvents.
Xylenes are flammable petrochemical products that can be produced via catalytic reforming and coal carbonization during coke production and found in crude oil, gasoline, and aircraft fuel. Xylenes were first isolated from wood tar and named by the French chemist Auguste Cahours.
What Is Xylene?
Xylene, more appropriately called xylenes, refers to any single or combination of the three isomers of dimethylbenzene. The isomeric forms are designated as ortho- (o-), meta- (m-), and para- (p-), a reference to the carbon in the benzene ring to which the two methyl groups are attached.
- o-isomer: 1,2-dimethylbenzene
- m-isomer: 1,3-dimethylbenzene
- p-isomer: 1,4-dimethylbenzene
Xylenes are colorless and can be detected by odor at concentrations as low as 0.08 to 3.7 ppm in air and tasted in water at 0.53 to 1.8 ppm.
Refer to the Certificate of Analysis or the Safety Data Sheet for specific information about xylene density and safety hazards.
What Is Xylene Used For?
Industrial Uses
p-Xylene is a precursor to terephthalic acid and dimethyl terephthalate, used to make polyethylene terephthalate plastic bottles and polyester clothing.
Xylene can be used as a solvent and is a common component of ink, rubber, adhesives, and paint and varnish thinners. Xylenes may be used to clean steel, silicon wafers, and integrated circuits. Medical applications include use as a solvent of dental materials and ear wax.
Laboratory Uses
Xylene can be used with dry ice in baths, to remove oil from microscope objectives, and as a cleaning agent or mounting material in histology procedures.
Xylenes (Histological), Fisher Chemical™
CAS: 1330-20-7 Molecular Formula: C8H10 MDL Number: MFCD00077264 Synonym: Xylol,Dimethylbenzene
o-Xylene (Certified), Fisher Chemical
CAS: 95-47-6 Molecular Formula: C8H10 Molecular Weight (g/mol): 106.17 MDL Number: MFCD00008519 InChI Key: CTQNGGLPUBDAKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: o-xylene,1,2-dimethylbenzene,ortho-xylene,o-xylol,o-methyltoluene,o-dimethylbenzene,2-xylene,3,4-xylene,benzene, 1,2-dimethyl,o-xylenes PubChem CID: 7237 ChEBI: CHEBI:28063 IUPAC Name: 1,2-xylene SMILES: CC1=CC=CC=C1C
Xylenes, Histological Grade, Solstice
CAS: 1330-20-7 MDL Number: MFCD00077264
o-Xylene, 99%, Extra Dry, AcroSeal™
CAS: 95-47-6 Molecular Formula: C8H10 Molecular Weight (g/mol): 106.17 MDL Number: MFCD00008519 InChI Key: CTQNGGLPUBDAKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: o-xylene,1,2-dimethylbenzene,ortho-xylene,o-xylol,o-methyltoluene,o-dimethylbenzene,2-xylene,3,4-xylene,benzene, 1,2-dimethyl,o-xylenes PubChem CID: 7237 ChEBI: CHEBI:28063 IUPAC Name: 1,2-xylene SMILES: CC1=CC=CC=C1C
Xylenes, technical
CAS: 1330-20-7 Molecular Formula: C8H10 Molecular Weight (g/mol): 106.17 InChI Key: IVSZLXZYQVIEFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N IUPAC Name: 1,3-xylene SMILES: CC1=CC(C)=CC=C1
3,5-Dimethylaniline, 97+%
CAS: 108-69-0 Molecular Formula: C8H11N Molecular Weight (g/mol): 121.183 MDL Number: MFCD00007813 InChI Key: MKARNSWMMBGSHX-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: 3,5-xylidine,benzenamine, 3,5-dimethyl,3,5-xylylamine,3,5-dimethylphenylamine,3,5-xylidene,5-amino-1,3-xylene,1-amino-3,5-dimethylbenzene,3,5-dimethylbenzenamine,3,5-dimethylbenzeneamine,5-amino-1,3-dimethylbenzene PubChem CID: 7949 IUPAC Name: 3,5-dimethylaniline SMILES: CC1=CC(=CC(=C1)N)C
2,6-Dimethylphenylboronic acid, 98%
CAS: 100379-00-8 Molecular Formula: C8H11BO2 Molecular Weight (g/mol): 149.98 MDL Number: MFCD01009693 InChI Key: ZXDTWWZIHJEZOG-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: 2,6-dimethylphenyl boronic acid,2,6-dimethylbenzeneboronic acid,2,6-dimethylphenyl boranediol,2,6-dimethylboronic acid,m-xylene-2-boronic acid,2,6-dimethyl-phenylboronic acid,boronic acid, 2,6-dimethylphenyl,2-borono-m-xylene,pubchem16357,acmc-1c3za PubChem CID: 583322 IUPAC Name: (2,6-dimethylphenyl)boronic acid SMILES: CC1=CC=CC(C)=C1B(O)O
4,5-Dimethyl-o-phenylenediamine, 98%
CAS: 3171-45-7 Molecular Formula: C8H12N2 Molecular Weight (g/mol): 136.20 MDL Number: MFCD00007729 InChI Key: XSZYBMMYQCYIPC-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: 4,5-dimethyl-1,2-phenylenediamine,4,5-diamino-o-xylene,4,5-dimethyl-o-phenylenediamine,1,2-benzenediamine, 4,5-dimethyl,1,2-diamino-4,5-dimethylbenzene,4,5-dimethyl-1,2-benzenediamine,4,5-dimethyl-benzene-1,2-diamine,4,5-dimethyl-ortho-phenylenediamine,4,5-dimethylphenylene-1,2-diamine,4,5-dimethyl-o-phenylenediamine monohydrate PubChem CID: 76635 IUPAC Name: 4,5-dimethylbenzene-1,2-diamine SMILES: CC1=CC(N)=C(N)C=C1C
Xylenes, 98+%, Extra Dry, mixed isomers, AcroSeal™
CAS: 1330-20-7 Molecular Formula: C8H10 MDL Number: MFCD00077264
o-Xylene, Reagent Grade, ≥98.0%, Solstice
CAS: 95-47-6 Molecular Formula: C8H10 Molecular Weight (g/mol): 106.17 MDL Number: MFCD00008519 InChI Key: CTQNGGLPUBDAKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: o-xylene,1,2-dimethylbenzene,ortho-xylene,o-xylol,o-methyltoluene,o-dimethylbenzene,2-xylene,3,4-xylene,benzene, 1,2-dimethyl,o-xylenes PubChem CID: 7237 ChEBI: CHEBI:28063 IUPAC Name: 1,2-xylene SMILES: CC1=CC=CC=C1C
5-Fluoro-m-xylene, 97%
CAS: 461-97-2 Molecular Formula: C8H9F Molecular Weight (g/mol): 124.158 MDL Number: MFCD00052366 InChI Key: RCWIWNUVHNAUQC-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: 3,5-dimethylfluorobenzene,5-fluoro-m-xylene,1,3-dimethyl-5-fluorobenzene,benzene, 1-fluoro-3,5-dimethyl,pubchem4410,5-fluoro-1,3-xylene,acmc-1ahss,3,5-dimethyl-fluorobenzene,3,5-dimethylphenyl fluoride,ksc497s5r PubChem CID: 521192 IUPAC Name: 1-fluoro-3,5-dimethylbenzene SMILES: CC1=CC(=CC(=C1)F)C
3-Bromo-o-xylene, 99%
CAS: 576-23-8 Molecular Formula: C8H9Br Molecular Weight (g/mol): 185.06 MDL Number: MFCD00000069 InChI Key: WLPXNBYWDDYJTN-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: 3-bromo-o-xylene,3-bromo-1,2-dimethylbenzene,2,3-dimethylbromobenzene,2,3-dimethyl bromobenzene,benzene, bromodimethyl,1-bromo-2,3-dimethyl-benzene,benzene, 1-bromo-2,3-dimethyl,bromoxilene,xylylbromid,bromo-o-xylene PubChem CID: 68472 IUPAC Name: 1-bromo-2,3-dimethylbenzene SMILES: CC1=CC=CC(Br)=C1C
2-Bromo-m-xylene, 98%
CAS: 576-22-7 Molecular Formula: C8H9Br Molecular Weight (g/mol): 185.06 MDL Number: MFCD00000075 InChI Key: MYMYVYZLMUEVED-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: 2,6-dimethylbromobenzene,2-bromo-m-xylene,1-bromo-2,6-dimethylbenzene,benzene, 2-bromo-1,3-dimethyl,2,6-dimethyl bromobenzene,m-xylene, 2-bromo,2,6-dimethylphenyl bromide,2-bromo-meta-xylene,2-bromo-1,3-dimethyl-benzene,pubchem3206 PubChem CID: 68471 IUPAC Name: 2-bromo-1,3-dimethylbenzene SMILES: CC1=C(C(=CC=C1)C)Br
3,5-Dimethylaniline, 97+%
CAS: 108-69-0 Molecular Formula: C8H11N Molecular Weight (g/mol): 121.18 MDL Number: MFCD00007813 InChI Key: MKARNSWMMBGSHX-UHFFFAOYSA-N Synonym: 3,5-xylidine,benzenamine, 3,5-dimethyl,3,5-xylylamine,3,5-dimethylphenylamine,3,5-xylidene,5-amino-1,3-xylene,1-amino-3,5-dimethylbenzene,3,5-dimethylbenzenamine,3,5-dimethylbenzeneamine,5-amino-1,3-dimethylbenzene PubChem CID: 7949 IUPAC Name: 3,5-dimethylaniline SMILES: CC1=CC(=CC(=C1)N)C