Title: 1,1-Di-p-tolylethane
CAS Registry Number: 530-45-0
CAS Name: 1,1¢-Ethylidenebis[4-methylbenzene]
Additional Names: a,a-di-p-tolylethane; asym-di-p-tolylethane; 4,4¢-a-trimethyldiphenylmethane
Molecular Formula: C16H18
Molecular Weight: 210.31
Percent Composition: C 91.38%, H 8.63%
Literature References: Prepd by passing acetylene into a mixture of toluene and concd H2SO4 in presence of mercuric sulfate: Reichert, Nieuwland, Org. Synth. IV, 23 (1925).
Properties: Oily, highly refractive liquid. Aromatic odor. d420 0.974. Not solid at -20°. bp 295-300°; bp12 155-157°. Soluble in acetic acid.
Boiling point: bp 295-300°; bp12 155-157°
Density: d420 0.974 |