Ethylbenzene

Ethylbenzene is a chemical compound made of carbon and hydrogen (a hydrocarbon).

It has the chemical formula C8H10 or C6H5(C2H5). Ethylbenzene is a structural isomer of xylene, meaning they both have the formula C8H10, so the second formula (which shows the ethyl group) is used to specifically talk about ethylbenzene.

Uses

Removing two hydrogen atoms from the ethyl group (the part of the molecule that sticks out from the ring) changes ethylbenzene into styrene, an important chemical used to make rubber.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Tang, Renshi; Zhou, Yonghua; Xie, Le (2024). "Experimental, Kinetics, and Reactor Modeling Studies of the Direct Dehydrogenation of Ethylbenzene to Styrene in the Fixed-Bed Reactor". Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 63 (27): 11848–11860. doi:10.1021/acs.iecr.4c01175.
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