1,3,5-Triethylbenzene

1,3,5-Triethylbenzene
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 1,3,5-Triethylbenzene
	Other names 1,3,5-TEB; Symmetrical triethylbenzene;
Identifiers
CAS Number	102-25-0 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ECHA InfoCard	100.002.744
EC Number	203-017-3;
MeSH	1,3,5-triethylbenzene
PubChem CID	7602;
UNII	02K328WWZQ ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID30881228 DTXSID9027867, DTXSID30881228 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C12H18/c1-4-10-7-11(5-2)9-12(6-3)8-10/h7-9H,4-6H2,1-3H3;
	SMILES CCC1=CC(=CC(=C1)CC)CC;
Properties
Chemical formula	C12H18
Molar mass	162.27 g·mol−1
Appearance	colorless liquid
Density	0.862 g·cm−3
Melting point	−66.5 °C (−87.7 °F; 206.7 K)
Boiling point	215 °C (419 °F; 488 K)
Solubility in water	practically insoluble
Solubility in ethanol, diethyl ether	soluble
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Warning
Hazard statements	H315, H319, H413
Precautionary statements	P305+P351+P338
Flash point	76 °C (169 °F; 349 K)
Safety data sheet (SDS)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

1,3,5-Triethylbenzene is a chemical compound of the group of aromatic hydrocarbons.

Preparation

1,3,5-Triethylbenzene can be prepared by a Friedel-Crafts alkylation of benzene with ethyl bromide in presence of aluminium chloride.^[4]

1,3,5-Triethylbenzene is a flammable, hard to ignite, colorless liquid that is almost insoluble in water.^[1] The refractive index is 1.495^[5]

1,3,5-Triethylbenzene can be used in synthesis of a series of di- and trinucleating ligands.^[5]

The vapour of 1,3,5-Triethylbenzene can form an explosive mixture with air (flash point: 76 °C).^[1]