p-Xylene

• Formula: C₈H₁₀
• Molecular weight: 106.1650
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C8H10/c1-7-3-5-8(2)6-4-7/h3-6H,1-2H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: URLKBWYHVLBVBO-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 106-42-3
• Chemical structure:
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• Isotopologues:
  • 1,4-Di(methyl-d3)benzene-d4
• Other names: Benzene, 1,4-dimethyl-; p-Dimethylbenzene; p-Xylol; 1,4-Dimethylbenzene; 1,4-Xylene; p-Methyltoluene; para-Xylene; Chromar; Scintillar; 4-Methyltoluene; NSC 72419; UN 1307; 1,4-dimethyl-benzene ( p-xylene)
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References

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