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trans-Propenylbenzene

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trans-Propenylbenzene
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
[(E)-Prop-1-enyl]benzene[1]
Other names
trans-β-methylstyrene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
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EC Number
  • 212-848-0
RTECS number
  • DA8400500
UNII
UN number 2618
  • InChI=1S/C9H10/c1-2-6-9-7-4-3-5-8-9/h2-8H,1H3/b6-2+
    Key: QROGIFZRVHSFLM-QHHAFSJGSA-N
  • C(=C/C)\C1=CC=CC=C1
Properties
C9H10
Molar mass 118.179 g·mol−1
Appearance colorless liquid
Density 0.911 g/cm3
Melting point −29.3 °C (−20.7 °F; 243.8 K)
Boiling point 175 °C (347 °F; 448 K)
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS02: Flammable
Warning
H225, H226
P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P280, P303+P361+P353, P370+P378, P403+P235, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

trans-Propenylbenzene is an organic compound with the formula C6H5CH=CHCH3. It is the more stable[2] of the two isomers of 1-propenylbenzene. Both isomers are colorless flammable liquids. It is formed by the isomerization of allylbenzene.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Trans-beta-Methylstyrene".
  2. ^ a b Hassam, Mohammad; Taher, Abu; Arnott, Gareth E.; Green, Ivan R.; van Otterlo, Willem A. L. (2015). "Isomerization of Allylbenzenes". Chemical Reviews. 115 (11): 5462–5569. doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.5b00052. PMID 25993416.