{"id":610,"date":"2018-02-28T18:14:27","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T18:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masterchem.ee\/?post_type=product&#038;p=610"},"modified":"2023-02-21T14:13:08","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T14:13:08","slug":"toluene","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/masterchem.ee\/en\/tooted-ja-teenused\/toluene\/","title":{"rendered":"Toluene (CAS 108-88-3)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Toluene is mainly used as a precursor to benzene via\u00a0<a title=\"Benzene\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Benzene#Toluene_hydrodealkylation\">hydrodealkylation<\/a>:<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dd>C<sub>6<\/sub>H<sub>5<\/sub>CH<sub>3<\/sub>\u00a0+ H<sub>2<\/sub>\u00a0\u2192 C<sub>6<\/sub>H<sub>6<\/sub>\u00a0+ CH<sub>4<\/sub><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The second ranked application involves its\u00a0<a title=\"Disproportionation\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Disproportionation\">disproportionation<\/a>\u00a0to a mixture of benzene and\u00a0<a title=\"Xylene\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Xylene\">xylene<\/a>. When oxidized it yields benzaldehyde and benzoic acid, two important intermediates. In addition to the synthesis of benzene and xylene, toluene is a feedstock for\u00a0<a title=\"Toluene diisocyanate\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Toluene_diisocyanate\">toluene diisocyanate<\/a>\u00a0(used in the manufacture of\u00a0<a title=\"Polyurethane\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polyurethane\">polyurethane<\/a>\u00a0foam),\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Trinitrotoluene\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trinitrotoluene\">trinitrotoluene<\/a>\u00a0(the explosive, TNT), and a number of synthetic drugs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Other names: Phenyl methane, Toluol, Anisen, Methyl benzene<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Toluene, also known as\u00a0toluol, is an\u00a0<a title=\"Aromatic hydrocarbon\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aromatic_hydrocarbon\">aromatic hydrocarbon<\/a>. It is a colorless,\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Water (molecule)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Water_(molecule)\">water<\/a>-insoluble liquid with the smell associated with\u00a0<a title=\"Paint thinner\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paint_thinner\">paint thinners<\/a>. It is a mono-substituted\u00a0<a title=\"Benzene\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Benzene\">benzene<\/a>\u00a0derivative, consisting of a\u00a0<a title=\"Methyl group\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Methyl_group\">CH<sub>3<\/sub><\/a>\u00a0group attached to a\u00a0<a title=\"Phenyl group\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Phenyl_group\">phenyl group<\/a>. As such, its IUPAC systematic name is\u00a0methylbenzene. Toluene is predominantly used as an industrial\u00a0<a class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Feedstock\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Feedstock\">feedstock<\/a>\u00a0and a\u00a0<a title=\"Solvent\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Solvent\">solvent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>CAS: 108-88-3<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7095,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[40,61,62,57,64,59,55,56],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-610","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-uncategorized","7":"product_cat-building-industry","8":"product_cat-household-chemicals","9":"product_cat-metalworking-chemicals","10":"product_cat-pharmaceuticals","11":"product_cat-road-painting","12":"product_cat-typography-chemicals","13":"product_cat-woodworking-chemicals","14":"pif-has-gallery","16":"first","17":"instock","18":"taxable","19":"shipping-taxable","20":"purchasable","21":"product-type-variable","22":"has-default-attributes"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Toluene (CAS 108-88-3) - Chemistry For Industry - Solvents &amp; Chemicals - Masterchem.ee<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Toluene, also known as toluol, is an aromatic hydrocarbon. 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