P-xylene

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CAS NO 106-42-3 Other Names: 1,4-Xylene; p-Dimethylbenzene MF: C8H10 EINECS No.: 203-396-5 Molecular weight 106.17 Melting point 13.3°C Boiling point 138.4°C Flash point 25°C Relative density (water=1)0.86 (air=1)3.66 Vapour pressure 1.16kPa/25°C Specification: Item Specification Test Method Purity wt. % 99.0 min ASTM D 3798-89 Non aromatics wt. % =0.2 ASTM D 3798-89 m-Xylene wt. % =0.3 ASTM D 3798-89 o-Xylene wt. % =0.1 ASTM D 3798-89 Ethylbenzene wt. % =0.5 ASTM D 3798-89 Toluene wt. % =0.1 ASTM D 3798-89 Appearance Clear liquid free of sedimentationor haze at 18.3 to 25.6°C VISUAL Color, Pt-co scale =20 ASTM D 1209-84 Distillation range.°C at 760 mm Hg 20 max includeing 138.3 ASTM D 850-79 Total Sulfur wt. ppm =1.0 ASTM D 4045-87 Specific Gravity at 15.56/15.56°C 0.865 - 0.867 ASTM D 4052-86 Application: Widely used in organic solvents and polyester fibre, coatings, resins, dyes and pesticides etc.