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