4-Nitrostyrene
[CAS# 100-13-0]

Identification

• Name: 4-Nitrostyrene
• Synonyms: 1-Nitro-4-vinylbenzene; 4-Nitrophenylethylene; 4-Nitrostyrene; 4-Vinylnitrobenzene; p-Nitrostyrene
• Molecular Formula: C₈H₇NO₂
• Molecular Weight: 149.15
• CAS Registry Number: 100-13-0
• EC Number: 677-496-6

Properties

• Solubility: Very slightly soluble (0.3 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.^*
• Density: 1.172±0.06 g/cm³ (20 ºC 760 Torr), Calc.^*
• Melting point: 84-85 ºC^**
• Boiling point: 100-102 ºC (4 Torr)^***
• Refractive index: 1.6074 (589.3 nm 20 ºC)^****
• Flash point: 85.3±11.5 ºC, Calc.^*

^* Calculated using Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) Software V11.02 (©1994-2019 ACD/Labs)

^** Sarma, Kuladip; Tetrahedron 2007, V63(36), P8735-8741.

^*** Shur, A. M.; Uchenye Zapiski - Kishinevskii Gosudarstvennyi Universitet 1964, V68, P79-81.

^**** Rhoads, Sarah Jane; Journal of Organic Chemistry 1957, V22, P321-3.

Safety Data

Hazard Classification

Hazard	Class	Category Code	Hazard Statement
Skin irritation	Skin Irrit.	2	H315
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	4	H332
Eye irritation	Eye Irrit.	2A	H319
Eye irritation	Eye Irrit.	2	H319
Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure	STOT SE	3	H335
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	4	H302
Germ cell mutagenicity	Muta.	2	H341
Acute toxicity	Acute Tox.	4	H312