p-Cymene

• Formula: C₁₀H₁₄
• Molecular weight: 134.2182
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C10H14/c1-8(2)10-6-4-9(3)5-7-10/h4-8H,1-3H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: HFPZCAJZSCWRBC-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 99-87-6
• Chemical structure:
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• Isotopologues:
  • d14 Cymene
• Other names: Benzene, 1-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-; p-Cimene; p-Cymol; p-Isopropyltoluene; p-Methylisopropylbenzene; Camphogen; Dolcymene; 1-Isopropyl-4-methylbenzene; 1-Methyl-4-isopropylbenzene; 2-p-Tolylpropane; 4-Isopropyl-1-methylbenzene; 1-Methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-benzene; Benzene, 1-isopropyl-4-methyl-; Cumene, p-methyl-; p-Isopropylmethylbenzene; Paracymene; Paracymol; p-Methylcumene; 4-Isopropyltoluene; 4-Methylisopropylbenzene; 1-(1-methylethyl)-4-methylbenzene; benzene, 1-methyl-4-methylethyl-; p-Mentha-1,3,5-triene; NSC 4162; Cymene; Cymol
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Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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References

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