Introduction
Name: p-xylene; p-xylol; 1,4-dimethylbenzene
* IUPAC
CAS Number: 106-42-3
Molar Mass: 106.165 g
Mass Percent: C 90.505 %; H 9.4940 %
Isomers: ethylbenzene • m-xylene • o-xylene
Classification
Physical Properties
Melting Point:*
13.2°C 1 = 286.35 K = 55.76°F
Boiling Point:*
138°C 1 = 411.15 K = 280.4°F
* - 1 atm pressure
Bonding
Double Bonds: 3
Triple Bonds: 0
Sigma Bonds: 18
Pi Bonds: 3
Total: 21
Carboxyl Groups: 0
Hydroxyl Groups: 0
Bonding: polar covalent
Ionic Character: 10.61 %
Reactions
The oxidation of p-xylene by oxygen in air:
For More Information
Sources
(1) - Estok, George K. Organic Chemistry: A Short Text; W.B. Saunders: Philadelphia, 1959; p 58.