Chemicals and Drugs

Styrene

A colorless, toxic liquid with a strong aromatic odor. It is used to make rubbers, polymers and copolymers, and polystyrene plastics.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A colorless, toxic liquid with a strong aromatic odor. It is used to make rubbers, polymers and copolymers, and polystyrene plastics.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C8H8
Molecular Weight
104.15 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
100-42-5
IUPAC Name
styrene
InChIKey
PPBRXRYQALVLMV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C=CC1=CC=CC=C1
MeSH Unique ID
D020058
Source
PubChem CID 7501

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Styrene Monomer
  • Styrol
  • Vinylbenzene
  • Monomer, Styrene

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Aspects Covered

24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

STYRENES is also available

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History Note

1999; use STYRENE (NM) 1981-1998

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Previous Indexing

  • Styrenes (1981-1998)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Styrene. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020058. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020058
  2. Styrene. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Styrene
  3. Styrene. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28917
  4. Styrene. In: PubChem Compound. CID 7501. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7501