1-Methylcyclohexene
[CAS# 591-49-1]

Identification

• Classification: Organic raw materials >> Hydrocarbon compounds and their derivatives >> Cyclic hydrocarbon
• Name: 1-Methylcyclohexene
• Synonyms: 2-Methylcyclohexene; NSC 66539; alpha-Methylcyclohexene
• Molecular Formula: C₇H₁₂
• Molecular Weight: 96.17
• CAS Registry Number: 591-49-1
• EC Number: 209-718-0

Properties

• Solubility: Practically insoluble (0.069 g/L) (25 ºC), Calc.^*
• Density: 0.8134 g/cm³ (20 ºC)^**
• Melting point: 329-331 ºC^***
• Boiling point: 112 ºC^****
• Refractive index: 1.5403 (20 ºC)^*****
• Flash point: -3.9±0.0 ºC, Calc.^*

^* Calculated using Advanced Chemistry Development (ACD/Labs) Software V11.02 (©1994-2017 ACD/Labs)

^** Levina, R. Ya.; Zhurnal Obshchei Khimii 1953, V23, P562-9.

^*** Mbukwa, Elbert; ARKIVOC (Gainesville, FL, United States) 2007, (9), P104-112.

^**** Mamedov, M. K.; Neft Kimyasi va Neft E'mali Proseslari 2005, (3), P57-64.

^***** Musaev, M. R.; Azerbaidzhanskii Khimicheskii Zhurnal 1981, (4), P94-6.

Safety Data

• Hazard Symbols: F;Xn
• Risk Codes: R11;R36/37/38;R65
• Safety Description: S16;S26;S36;S62

Hazard Classification

Hazard	Class	Category Code	Hazard Statement
Flammable liquids	Flam. Liq.	2	H225
Aspiration hazard	Asp. Tox.	1	H304
Skin irritation	Skin Irrit.	2	H315
Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure	STOT SE	3	H335
Eye irritation	Eye Irrit.	2	H319

• Transport Information: UN 3295BF 3 / PGII