Toluene

Additional Details

Our gamut of toluene that we offer is also known as methylbenzene or phenylmethane. It is a clear and water-insoluble liquid has the typical smell of paint thinners, redolent of the sweet smell of the related compound benzene. It is an aromatic hydrocarbon used widely as an industrial feedstock and also as a solvent. Toluene is also used as an inhalant drug like other solvents for its intoxicating properties.

Usage of Toluene

As a solvent

Chemical reactants

Fullerene indicator

Adhesive for fine polystyrene kits

Industrial uses

Carbon source for making Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes

Octane booster in gasoline fuels

As a coolant in sodium cold traps

used in the process of removing the cocaine from coca leafs in the production of Coca-Cola syrup

Used to break open red blood cells in order to extract hemoglobin in biochemistry experiments