Product name

o-Xylene

English name

o-Xylene

Alias

1,2-xylene; 1,2-Dimethylbenzene; ortho-xylene; Dimethylbenzene; Xylene

CAS RN

95-47-6

EINECS No.

202-422-2

Molecular formula

C₈H₁₀

Molecular weight

106.16

Physico-chemical property

Properties Colorless transparent liquid, with aromatic odor.
Melting point - 25.2 ℃
Boiling point 144.4 ℃
The relative density is 0.8802
The refractive index of 1.5055
Flash point is 34.4 ℃
Solubility can be miscible with ethanol, ether, acetone and benzene, insoluble in water.

To use

Used as a raw material for benzene anhydride and other organic synthesis