Ethylbenzene

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Ethylbenzene

C₆H₅CH₂CH₃, a colorless liquid with a boiling point of 136.2°C, a melting point of –94.97°C, and a density of 0.867 g/cm³ at 20°C. Ethylbenzene is almost insoluble in water, but it dissolves in ethanol, benzene, ether, and carbon tetrachloride.

Ethylbenzene is found in petroleum and coal tar. It is usually produced industrially from benzene and ethylene by the Friedel-Crafts reaction. By passing ethylbenzene vapors over catalysts, styrene is produced; styrene is used as a raw material in the production of important industrial products, including certain types of plastics (seePOLYSTYRENE) and synthetic rubbers. Ethylbenzene is also used in organic synthesis; for example, acetophenone is produced by the liquid-phase catalytic oxidation of the hydrocarbon. Ethylbenzene is also used as a solvent and component of high-octane gasolines. The maximum permissible concentration of ethylbenzene vapor in the air is 0.05 mg per liter.

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No references found			Dow announced the closure of its ethylbenzene and styrene plants in Freeport, Texas, which will reduce North American styrene supply about 7%. Softer prices ahead by Sherman, Lilli Manolis / Plastics Technology Its ethylbenzene and 450,000 t/y styrene monomer units were to begin operating in the second quarter. Equate by APS Review Downstream Trends According to the Military Times report, troops may have been exposed to dangerous poisons including arsenic, freon, carbon monoxide, ethylbenzene, formaldehyde, hydrogen cyanide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfuric acid, xylene and benzene, an aircraft fuel known to cause leukemia. Iraq war veterans exposed to toxins by DAV Magazine			ethyl mercaptan ethyl methacrylate ethyl methyl ketone ethyl nitrate ethyl nitrite ethyl octanoate ethyl oenanthate ethyl oleate ethyl orthosilicate ethyl oxalate ethyl oxide ethyl phenylacrylate ethyl propionate ethyl salicylate ethyl silicate ethyl sulfate ethyl sulfhydrate ethyl sulfide ethyl urethane ethyl vanillin ethyl-2-hydroxypropionate ethyl-para-aminobenzoate ethyl-para-hydroxybenzoate ethylate ethylation Ethylbenzene Ethyldichloroarsine Ethylene ethylene alkylation ethylene bromide ethylene carbonate ethylene chloride ethylene chlorobromide Ethylene Chlorohydrin ethylene cyanide Ethylene Cyanohydrin ethylene diacetate ethylene dibromide ethylene dichloride Ethylene Glycol ethylene glycol bis ethylene glycol diacetate ethylene nitrate Ethylene Oxide ethylene resin ethylene series ethylene sulfonic acid Ethylene-Propylene Rubber ethylene-propylene terpolymer Ethylenediamine ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid			Ethyl Vinyl Ketone Ethyl Xanthogen Disulfide ethyl-2-hydroxypropionate Ethyl-mercury ethyl-para-aminobenzoate ethyl-para-hydroxybenzoate Ethylacetate Ethylacetate Ethylacetylene Ethylalcohol Ethylalcohol Ethylalcohol ethylamine ethylamine Ethylamines ethylate ethylate ethylate ethylated ethylated ethylated ethylates ethylates ethylates ethylating ethylating ethylating ethylation ethylation ethylation Ethylbenzene ethylcellulose ethylcellulose Ethyldichloroarsine Ethyldichloroarsine ethylene ethylene ethylene Ethylene (plant hormone) Ethylene (plant hormone) Ethylene (plant hormone) Ethylene Acrylic Acid ethylene alkylation Ethylene Bromide Ethylene Bromide Ethylene Butyl Acrylate Ethylene carbonate Ethylene carbonate Ethylene chloride ethylene chlorobromide Ethylene chlorohydrin Ethylene Chlorotrifluoroethylene ethylene cyanide ethylene cyanohydrin ethylene diacetate Ethylene diamine Ethylene diamine ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid Ethylene Diamine Tetramethylene Phosphonate Ethylene Diamine Triacetic Acid Ethylene dibromide

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