4-Ethylnitrobenzene
[CAS# 100-12-9]

Identification

• Classification: Organic raw materials >> Hydrocarbon compounds and their derivatives >> Hydrocarbon nitrite
• Name: 4-Ethylnitrobenzene
• Synonyms: 4-Nitro-1-ethylbenzene; NSC 858; p-Ethylnitrobenzene; p-Nitroethylbenzene; p-Nitrophenylethane
• Molecular Formula: C₈H₉NO₂
• Molecular Weight: 151.16
• CAS Registry Number: 100-12-9
• EC Number: 202-821-1

Properties

• Solubility: Very slightly soluble (0.2 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.^*
• Density: 1.1226 g/cm³ (20 ºC)^**
• Melting point: -12.3 ºC^***
• Boiling point: 251 ºC (760 Torr)^****
• Refractive index: 1.5460 (589.3 nm 20 ºC)^**
• Flash point: 107.7±11.5 ºC, Calc.^*

^* Calculated using Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) Software V11.02 (©1994-2016 ACD/Labs)

^** Kochergin, P. M.; Zhurnal Obshchei Khimii 1957, V27, P3204-7.

^*** Birch, S. F.; Journal of the American Chemical Society 1949, V71, P1362-9.

^**** Barbero, Margherita; Synthesis 2008, (3), P474-478.

Safety Data

Hazard Classification

Hazard	Class	Category Code	Hazard Statement
Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure	STOT SE	3	H335
Skin irritation	Skin Irrit.	2	H315
Eye irritation	Eye Irrit.	2	H319