Linear Formula: C6H4(CH3)2
CAS Number: 1330-20-7
Molecular Weight: 106.17
MDL number: MFCD00077264
UNSPSC Code: 12352002
PubChem Substance ID:
329757880
NACRES: NA.21
application(s): histology
bp: 137-140 °C
(lit.)
vapor pressure: 18
mmHg ( 37.7 °C)
vapor density: 3.7
(vs air)
Quality Level: 100
vapor pressure: 18
mmHg ( 37.7 °C)
Assay: ≥75.0%
(xylenes isomers)
Form: liquid
expl. lim.: 7 %
impurities:
≤0.05% (water)
≤25% ethylbenzene
evapn. Residue: <0.002%
refractive index: n20/D
1.497 (lit.)
bp: 137-140 °C
(lit.)
mp: -34 °C
density: 0.86 g/mL at
25 °C (lit.)
application(s): histology
storage temp.: room
temp
SMILES string: Cc1ccc(C)cc1.Cc2cccc(C)c2.Cc3ccccc3C
InChI: 1S/3C8H10/c1-7-3-5-8(2)6-4-7;1-7-4-3-5-8(2)6-7;1-7-5-3-4-6-8(7)2/h3*3-6H,1-2H3
InChI key: MVZVDAGWAAZJPE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
General description
Xylenes are an isomeric mixture of aromatic hydrocarbons
namely, o-xylene, m-xylene, and p-xylene.
It is used as a solvent in the pharmaceutical, printing, rubber, cleaning
agent, paint thinner, varnish, synthetic fiber, and leather industries.
Application
Xylenes (histological grade) can be used as a clearing agent
in routine histology and cytology applications to remove paraffin from tissue
section slides before staining.
It can be used in:
- Cresyl
violet staining.
- Fluoro-Jade
B staining process.
- Giemsa
cell staining protocols.
Packaging
20 L in steel drum
500 mL in glass bottle
534056-4L , 4×4 L in glass bottle / 534056-4L-D in poly bottle
