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Xylene, 500 mL
Xylene
Application Notes
Xylene is used as a solvent. It is used in the laboratory to make baths with dry ice to cool reaction vessels, and as a solvent to remove synthetic immersion oil from the microscope objective in light microscopy.
Usage Statement
Research Use Only (RUO). Unless otherwise stated in our catalog or other company documentation accompanying the product(s), our products are intended for research use only and are not to be used for any other purpose, which includes but is not limited to, unauthorized commercial uses, in vitro diagnostic uses, ex vivo or in vivo therapeutic uses or any type of consumption or application to humans or animals.
Key Applications
Solvent | Laboratory uses
Datasheet
SKU | 0215869390 |
Alternate Names | Xyol; dimethylbenzene |
Application Notes | Xylene is used as a solvent. It is used in the laboratory to make baths with dry ice to cool reaction vessels, and as a solvent to remove synthetic immersion oil from the microscope objective in light microscopy. |
Auto Ignition | 869° F (USCG, 1999) |
Base Catalog Number | 15869390 |
Boiling Point | 289 to 293° F at 760 mm Hg (NTP, 1992) |
CAS # | 1330-20-7 |
Density | 0.88 at 68° F (USCG, 1999) |
EC Number | 215-535-7 |
Flash Point | 63° F (NTP, 1992) |
Format | Liquid |
Grade | ACS grade |
Hazard Statements | H226-H312-H315-H332 |
Melting Point | -13 to -9° F (NTP, 1992) |
Molecular Formula | C8H10 |
Molecular Weight | 106.168 g/mol |
Pack Size | 500 mL |
Refractive Index | n20/D 1.497(lit.) |
RTECS Number | ZE2100000 |
Safety Symbol | GHS02, GHS07 |
Solubility | Insoluble (NTP, 1992) |
Usage Statement | Research Use Only (RUO). Unless otherwise stated in our catalog or other company documentation accompanying the product(s), our products are intended for research use only and are not to be used for any other purpose, which includes but is not limited to, unauthorized commercial uses, in vitro diagnostic uses, ex vivo or in vivo therapeutic uses or any type of consumption or application to humans or animals. |
Vapor Density | 3.66 (NTP, 1992) (Relative to Air) |
Vapor Pressure | 10 mm Hg at 89.8° F (NTP, 1992) |