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Safety (MSDS) data for xylenes

General

Synonyms: dimethylbenzene, xylol
Molecular formula: C₆H₄(CH₃)₂ This is a mixture of the three xylenes,

m-xylene (CAS 108-38-3),

o-xylene (CAS 95-47-6)  *  and

p-xylene (CAS 106-42-3),

and often also contains ethyl bezene (CAS 100-41-4). *

0851

100-41-4

August, 2002

ETHYL BENZENE

• NJ Hazardous Substance Fact Sheet


CAS No: 1330-20-7    NJ Hazardous Substance Fact Sheet:  pfd format

2014	1330-20-7	August, 1998	XYLENES
2014sp	1330-20-7	October, 2001	XILENOS

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Physical data

Appearance: colourless liquid
Melting point: -48 C
Boiling point: 137 C
Vapour density: 3.7 (air = 1)
Vapour pressure: 5.1 mm Hg at 20 C
Density (g cm^-3): 0.87
Flash point: 27 C (closed cup)
Explosion limits: 1.1 - 7%
Autoignition temperature:
Water solubility:

Stability

Stable. Highly flammable - incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.

Toxicology

Harmful if swallowed or inhaled. Eye, skin and respiratory irritant. May act as a narcotic. Typical TLV/TWA 100 ppm.

Toxicity data
(The meaning of any abbreviations which appear in this section is given here.)

ORL-RAT LD50 4300 mg kg^-1
SCU-RAT LD50 1700 mg kg^-1

Transport information

Personal protection

Safety glasses, good ventilation. Remove sources of ignition from the working area.