m-Xylene

CAS: 108-38-3

Ref. TR-X749415

Product Information

• Name: m-Xylene
• Synonyms: Benzene, 1,3-dimethyl-, m-Xylene (8CI), 1,3-Dimethylbenzene, 1,3-Xylene, 3-Methyltoluene, NSC 61769, m-Dimethylbenzene, m-Methyltoluene, m-xylol, 1,3-Dimethyl-Benzen, 1,3-Xylol, 3-Xylene, Benzene,1,3-dimethyl-, M-Xileno, Meta-Xylene, Nsc 61769, Xylene, M-, m-Xylol

Description

Applications m-Xylene is an organic solvent used in histology. It is also used after tissue sections have been stained to make them hydrophobic so a coverslip may be applied with a resin in solvent.
Not a dangerous good if item is equal to or less than 1g/ml and there is less than 100g/ml in the package
References Watanabe, M., et al.: Stain Technol., 50, 239 (1975); Wishe, H., et al.: Anat. Rec., 197, 283 (1980); Wolf, E.: Acta Histochem. Suppl., 35, 179 (1988); Dykewicz, M.: J. Allergy Clin. Immunol., 87 (1991)

• Brand: TRC

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 106.16
• Formula: C₈H₁₀
• Color/Form: Colourless
• InChI: InChI=1S/C8H10/c1-7-4-3-5-8(2)6-7/h3-6H,1-2H3
• InChI key: InChIKey=IVSZLXZYQVIEFR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: Cc1cccc(C)c1