Ethylbenzene
An intermediate connecting benzene and ethene to styrene.
- Formula
- C8H10
- Functional group
- Ethyl substituent on a benzene ring
- Molar mass
- 106.16 g/mol
- Also known as
- ethylbenzene
Overview
Styrene feedstock
An intermediate connecting benzene and ethene to styrene.
Benzene is alkylated with ethene to form ethylbenzene. Dehydrogenation then gives styrene; neither step is the final polymerisation.
Identifiers
- Formula
- C8H10
- Functional group
- Ethyl substituent on a benzene ring
- Molar mass
- 106.16 g/mol
- Also known as
- ethylbenzene
Chemical identifiers
- SMILES
- CCc1ccccc1
- InChI
- InChI=1S/C8H10/c1-2-8-6-4-3-5-7-8/h3-7H,2H2,1H3
- PubChem CID
- 7500
Properties
- Melting Point
- -94.95 °C
- Boiling Point
- 136.2 °C
- Density
- 0.8626 g/cu cm at 25 °C
- Water solubility
- In water, 169 mg/L at 25 °C
Related compounds
- Alkylarenes
An intermediate connecting benzene and ethene to styrene.
References
- Polystyrene: from benzene and ethene to solid and expanded productsChemical Industry Education Centre, University of York
- PubChem: EthylbenzeneNational Center for Biotechnology Information
Identity retrieved 2026-09-08; matched against the record's isomeric structure. Unspecified stereochemistry remains unspecified.
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Ethylbenzene — melting pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7500#section=Melting-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Haynes, W.M. (ed.). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 95th Edition. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton: FL 2014-2015, p. 3-250
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Ethylbenzene — boiling pointHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7500#section=Boiling-Point. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Haynes, W.M. (ed.). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 95th Edition. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton: FL 2014-2015, p. 3-250
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Ethylbenzene — densityHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7500#section=Density. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Haynes, W.M. (ed.). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 95th Edition. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton: FL 2014-2015, p. 3-250
- Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB): Ethylbenzene — solubilityHazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Retrieved through PubChem PUG View on 2026-09-08. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7500#section=Solubility. Source value, complete property clause or compact miscibility statement retained; absent pressure, temperature or phase conditions are not inferred. Original reference: Sanemasa I et al; Bull Chem Soc Japan 55: 1054-62 (1982)