English alias: m-Methylbenzoate; M-methylbenzoic acid; M-toluylic acid; Beta methylbenzoic acid; 3-methylbenzoate
CAS number: 99-04-7
EINECS number: 202-723-9
Molecular formula: C8H8O2
Molecular weight: 136.15
Melting point: 108-112 ℃
Boiling point: 263.8 ° C at 760 mmHg
Flash point: 120 ° C
Steam pressure: 0.00506mmHg at 25 ° C
Character: White or yellow crystals.
Relative Density 1.054g/cm3
Refractive index: 1.509
Solubility: Almost insoluble in water, slightly soluble in boiling water, soluble in ethanol and ether.
It is mainly used to produce efficient mosquito repellent, N, N-diethyl-m-toluene formamide, m-toluene formyl chloride, m-toluene nitrile, etc.