Chemical formula: C8H8O
Molecular weight: 120.15
Cas number: 98-86-2
Density: 1.0266
Flash point: 77 ° C
Boiling point: 202 ° C
colorless crystal, or light yellow oily liquid. There is a smell of hawthorn. It is a strong oxidant and a strong acid. Insoluble in water, soluble in most organic solvents, insoluble in glycerin. It can be volatilized together with steam, and benzoic acid can be formed during oxidation; ethylbenzene can be formed during reduction, and ethylcyclohexane is formed upon complete hydrogenation. It is used in the production of soaps and cigarettes, as a solvent for cellulose esters and resins, and as a plasticizer in the industrial production of plastics. It can be prepared by reacting benzene with acetic anhydride or by oxidation of ethylbenzene. It can also be obtained by Friedel's reaction with acetyl chloride and benzene under the action of aluminum trichloride.
