Colorless transparent liquid. It has a distinctive smell of aromatic hydrocarbons. It is a mixture of 45% ~ 70% m-xylene, 15% ~ 25% p-xylene and 10% ~ 15% o-xylene. Easy to flow.
It can be miscible with anhydrous ethanol, ether and many other organic solvents and is almost insoluble in water. The relative density is about 0.86. Boiling point 137 ~ 140ºC. Refractive index (n? 20D)1.4970. The flash point is less than 28ºC. Flammable, vapor can form an explosive mixture with air, and the explosion limit is about 1% to 7%(volume). Low toxicity, median lethal concentration (rats, inhaled) 0.67% /4h. It's stimulating. The vapor is narcotic at high concentrations.
Widely used in coating, resin, dye, ink and other industries as solvent; Used in medicine, explosives, pesticides and other industries as synthetic monomer or solvent; It can also be used as a high-octane gasoline component and is an important raw material for organic chemical industry. It can also be used to remove asphalt from the car body. The hospital pathology department mainly uses preparations. Mainly used for dewatering. Dewaxing