Hexamethylbenzene

CAS Registry Number®

87-85-4

CAS Name

Hexamethylbenzene

Molecular Formula

C12H18

Molecular Mass

162.27

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    264 °C

  • Melting Point (2)

    166.5 °C

  • Density (3)

    1.063 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C; Press: 750 Torr

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C12H18/c1-7-8(2)10(4)12(6)11(5)9(7)3/h1-6H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=YUWFEBAXEOLKSG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CC1=C(C)C(C)=C(C)C(C)=C1C

Canonical SMILES

C=1(C(=C(C(=C(C1C)C)C)C)C)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Benzene, 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexamethyl-
  • Benzene, hexamethyl-
  • 1,2,3,4,5,6-Hexamethylbenzene
  • Hexamethylbenzene
  • Mellitene

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

46010-49-5

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