Catalog Number
ACMA00017365
Description
Indene appears as a colorless liquid derived from coal tar. Fp: -2°C; bp:182°C. Density 0.997 g cm-3. Insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents.;Colorless liquid derived from coal tar.;Colorless liquid. [Note: A solid below 29°F.]
Molecular Weight
116.16g/mol
Canonical SMILES
C1C=CC2=CC=CC=C21
InChI
InChI=1S/C9H8/c1-2-5-9-7-3-6-8(9)4-1/h1-6H,7H2
InChI Key
YBYIRNPNPLQARY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Boiling Point
359 °F at 760 mm Hg (NIOSH, 2016);182.0 °C;181.6 °C 760 MM HG;359°F;359°F
Melting Point
29 °F (NIOSH, 2016);-1.8 °C;-1.8 °C;29°F;29°F
Flash Point
173 °F (NIOSH, 2016);173 °F;173°F;173°F
Density
0.997 (NIOSH, 2016);0.9968 @ 20 °C/4 °C;0.997;0.997
Solubility
Insoluble (NIOSH, 2016);INSOL IN WATER, MISCIBLE WITH MOST ORGANIC SOLVENTS;SOL IN ALL PROPORTIONS IN ALC, ETHER, N BENZENE, PYRIMIDENE, CARBON DISULFIDE;Soluble in ethanol; it is miscible with diethyl ether, naphtha, pyridine, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, and carbon disulfide;Insoluble
Color/Form
LIQUID;Colorless liquid;Colorless liquid [Note: A solid below 29 degrees F].
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count
1
Log P
2.92 (LogP);Log Kow = 2.92
Monoisotopic Mass
116.0626g/mol
Refractive Index
INDEX OF REFRACTION: 1.5773 @ 18.5 °C/D;INDEX OF REFRACTION: 1.5768 @ 20 °C/D
Stability
POLYMERIZES & OXIDIZES ON STANDING;OXIDIZES READILY IN AIR
Vapor Pressure
1.10 mmHg;1.1 mm Hg at 25 °C