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Polystyrene

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Catalog Number

ACMA00017151

Product Name

Polystyrene

Category

Reference-Calibration Standards

Description

Insoluble in water and less dense than water. Contact may cause irritate skin, eyes, and mucous membranes. May be toxic by ingestion.;Styrene monomer, stabilized appears as a clear colorless to dark liquid with an aromatic odor. Vapors heavier than air and irritating to the eyes and mucous membranes. Subject to polymerization. If the polymerization takes place inside a closed container, the container may rupture violently. Less dense than water and insoluble in water. Used to make plastics, paints, and synthetic rubber.;GasVapor; Liquid; PelletsLargeCrystals; PelletsLargeCrystals, Liquid;Liquid;Liquid;COLOURLESS-TO-YELLOW OILY LIQUID.;COLOURLESS SOLID IN VARIOUS FORMS.;Colorless to yellow, oily liquid with a sweet, floral odor.;Colorless to yellow, oily liquid with a sweet, floral odor.

IUPAC Name

styrene

Molecular Weight

104.15g/mol

Molecular Formula

C8H8;C6H5CHCH2;(C8H8)x;C8H8

Canonical SMILES

C=CC1=CC=CC=C1

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H8/c1-2-8-6-4-3-5-7-8/h2-7H,1H2

InChI Key

PPBRXRYQALVLMV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Boiling Point

293 to 295 °F at 760 mm Hg (NTP, 1992);145.0 °C;145.3 °C;145 °C;293°F;293°F

Melting Point

464 °F (NTP, 1992);-24 to -23 °F (NTP, 1992);-31.0 °C;Mp -33 °;-30.65 °C;-33°C;-30.6 °C;240 °C;-23°F;-23°F

Flash Point

88 °F (NTP, 1992);32.0 °C (89.6 °F) - closed cup;88 °F (31 °C) - closed cup;34.4 °C (Tag closed cup); 36.7 °C (Tag open cup).;31 °C c.c.;345-360 °C;88°F;88°F

Density

1.04 to 1.65 at 68 °F (NTP, 1992);0.906 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999);d20 0.91;0.9016 g/cu cm at 25 °C;Relative density (water = 1): 0.91;Relative density (water = 1): 1.04-1.13;0.91;0.91

Solubility

less than 1 mg/mL at 66° F (NTP, 1992);0.00 M;0.31 mg/mL at 25 °C;In water, 300 mg/L at 25 °C;Insoluble in water;Soluble in ethanol, ether, and acetone; miscible with benzene; slightly soluble in carbon tetrachloride;Soluble in carbon disulfide, alcohol, ether, methanol, acetone;Miscible with benzene;Soluble in ... toluene, ethanol, n-heptane, carbon tetrachloride ...;0.31 mg/mL at 25 °C;Solubility in water, g/100ml at 20 °C: 0.03;0.03%

Color/Form

Colorless to yellowish, oily liquid;Viscous liquid

Complexity

68.1

Corrosivity

Styrene will corrode copper and copper alloys

Covalently-Bonded Unit Count

EC Number

202-851-5;500-008-9;614-500-7;619-344-3

Exact Mass

104.0626g/mol

Formal Charge

Heat of Vaporization

10.50 kcal/mol at 25 °C

Heavy Atom Count

ICSC Number

0073;1043

Log P

2.95 (LogP);2.95;log Kow = 2.95;2.95;3.0

MeSH Entry Terms

Monomer, Styrene;Styrene;Styrene Monomer;Styrol;Vinylbenzene

Monoisotopic Mass

104.0626g/mol

NSC Number

62785

Odor

Characteristic, sweet, balsamic, almost floral odor that is extremely penetrating;Aromatic odor;Sweet, floral odor;If pure, sweet and pleasant, but usually contains aldehydes that have a typical penetrating smell, sharp, sweet, and unpleasant.

Other Experimental

Percent in saturated air at 760 mm Hg & 15 °C: 0.57; density of saturated vapor-air mixture at 760 mm Hg & 15 °C: 1.02 (Air = 1);Heat of polymerization: -154 cal/g (-6.35X10+5 J/kg);Styrene dissolves rubber;Latent heat of fusion: 10.95 kJ/mole (at melting point); Latent heat of sublimation: 43.9 kJ/mole (25 °C); Heat of formation: 103.8 kJ/mole (25 °C); Ionization potential: 8.42 eV;When heated to 200 °C it is converted into polymer, polystyrene, which is clear plastic having excellent insulating properties even at ultrahigh radio frequencies.;Enthalpy, 24.83 kcal/mol (liquid), 35.22 kcal/mol (gas); Gibbs (free) energy of formation, 48.37 kcal/mol (liquid), 51.10 kcal/mol (gas); entropy, 56.78 cal/deg/mol (liquid), 82.48 cal/deg/mol (gas); heat capacity, 43.64 cal/deg/mol (liquid), 29.18 cal/deg/mol (gas);Liquid molar volume = 0.115714 cu m/kmol; Heat of formation = 1.4736E+08 J/kmol; Heat of fusion at melting pt = 1.0950E+07 J/kmol;Henry's Law constant = 0.00275 atm cu m/mole at 25 °C;Hydroxyl radical reaction rate constant = 5.8X10-11 cu cm/molecule-sec at 25 °C

Refractive Index

n20D 1.5463;Index of refraction: 1.5440 at 25 °C

Rotatable Bond Count

RTECS Number

WL3675000;WL6475000

Stability

Stable under recommended storage conditions. Test for peroxide formation before distillation or evaporation. Test for peroxide formation or discard after 1 year.;On exposure to light and air it slowly undergoes polymerization and oxidation with formation of peroxides, etc..;It is a storage hazard above 32 °C.;... Styrene is stabilized by a polymerization inhibitor (often tertbutylcatechol). If this is not present in adequate concn, styrene can polymerize and explode its container. The polymerization is also speeded up by temperatures above 66 °C (150 °F).

UNII

44LJ2U959V

UN Number

2211;2055;2055;2055;2055;2055

Vapor Density

3.6 (Air = 1);Relative vapor density (air = 1): 3.6

Vapor Pressure

4.3 mm Hg at 59 °F ; 9.5 mm Hg at 86° F; 10 mm Hg at 95° F (NTP, 1992);6.40 mmHg;6.40 mm Hg at 25 °C;Vapor pressure, kPa at 20 °C: 0.67;5 mmHg;5 mmHg

Viscosity

0.696 cP at 25 °C

XLogP3

2.9