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    Cumene is a colorless liquid that is soluble in alcohol, carbon tetrachloride, ether and benzene but insoluble in water. It is primarily used as a feedstock in the production of phenol and acetone through the oxidation of cumene to form cumene hydroperoxide, which can then be selectively cleaved to phenol and acetone. Phenol and acetone have various applications, with phenol used mainly in resins and nylon production and acetone used as a solvent. Cumene also has minor uses as a thinner and solvent.

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    Cumene is a colorless liquid that is soluble in alcohol, carbon tetrachloride, ether and benzene but insoluble in water. It is primarily used as a feedstock in the production of phenol and acetone through the oxidation of cumene to form cumene hydroperoxide, which can then be selectively cleaved to phenol and acetone. Phenol and acetone have various applications, with phenol used mainly in resins and nylon production and acetone used as a solvent. Cumene also has minor uses as a thinner and solvent.

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    Cumene is a colorless liquid that is soluble in alcohol, carbon tetrachloride, ether and benzene but insoluble in water. It is primarily used as a feedstock in the production of phenol and acetone through the oxidation of cumene to form cumene hydroperoxide, which can then be selectively cleaved to phenol and acetone. Phenol and acetone have various applications, with phenol used mainly in resins and nylon production and acetone used as a solvent. Cumene also has minor uses as a thinner and solvent.

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    Cumene is a colorless liquid that is soluble in alcohol, carbon tetrachloride, ether and benzene but insoluble in water. It is primarily used as a feedstock in the production of phenol and acetone through the oxidation of cumene to form cumene hydroperoxide, which can then be selectively cleaved to phenol and acetone. Phenol and acetone have various applications, with phenol used mainly in resins and nylon production and acetone used as a solvent. Cumene also has minor uses as a thinner and solvent.

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    Cumene is a colorless liquid that is insoluble in water but soluble in other organic solvents. It has various physical and thermodynamic properties listed in the passage.

    The passage lists cumene's boiling point, freezing point, density, refractive index, thermal conductivity, viscosity, and surface tension among its physical properties.

    The passage lists cumene's relative molar mass, critical temperature, critical pressure, critical density, heat of vaporization at its boiling point and at 25°C, heat of formation, heat of combustion, free energy, and heat capacity among its thermodynamic properties.

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    PROPERTIES AND USES

    Cumene is a colourless liquid, soluble in alcohol, carbon tetra chloride, ether and

    benzene. It is insoluble in water.

    PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF CUMENE

    PROPERTY VALUE

    Molecular weight 120.19

    Boiling Point, °C 152.39

    Freezing point, °C -96.03

    Density, g/cm3

    0°C 0.8786

    20°C 0.8169

    40°C 0.8450

    Refractive Index

    ND20 1.4915

    Thermal conductivity, w/m.k

    25°C 0.124

    Viscosity, mPa.s (=cp)

    0°C 1.076

    20°C 0.791

    40°C 0.612

    Surface tension, mN/m

    20°C 0.791

    Flash point, °C 44

    Autoignition temperature, °C 523


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    Vapour Pressure, Kpa

    Viscosity, mPa.s (=cp)

    35°C 1

    100°C 19

    120°C 37

    140°C 68

    180°C 185

    Antoine Constants

    A 13.99

    B 3400

    C 207.78

    Flammable limits in air, vol%

    Lower 0.9

    Upper 6.5

    THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF CUMENE

    PROPERTY VALUE

    Relative molar mass 120.2

    Critical temperature, °C 351.4

    Critical pressure, Kpa 3220

    Critical density, g/ cm3 0.280

    Heat of vapourisation at bp, J/g 312

    Heat of vapourisation at 25°C, J/g 367

    Heat of formation, J/mol


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    Liquid at 25°C - 44,150

    Free energy, J/mol

    Vapour at 25°C 137,000

    Heat of combustion at constant pressure and 25°C, J/g

    Gross (product water as liquid) 43,370

    Net (product water as vapour) 41,170

    Heat capacity, J/mol.K

    Ideal vapour at 25°C 153

    Liquid at 25°C 197

    Odor threshold, PPmv 1.2

    Threshold limit value, PPmv 50

    CHEMICAL PROPERTIES:

    1. Cumeme undergoes oxidation to give cumene hydroperoxide by means of air or

    oxygen

    C6H5CH(CH3)2 + O2 = C6H5C(CH3)2OOH

    Cumeme Oxygen Cumene Hydroperoxide

    2. By the catalytic action of dilute sulphuric acid, cumene hydroperoxide is split into

    phenol and acetone

    C6H5C(CH3)200H = C6H5OH + CH3COCH3

    Cumene Hydroperoxide Phenol Acetone

    USES:

    Cumene is used

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    1. As feed back for the production of Phenol and its co-product acetone

    2. The cumene oxidation process for phenol synthesis has been growing in popularity

    since the 1960’s and is prominent today. The first step of this process is the formation

    of cumene hydroperoxide. The hydroperoxide is then selectively cleaved to Phenol

    and acetone.

    3. Phenol in its various formaldehyde resins to bond construction materials like plywood

    and composition board (40% of the phenol produced) for the bisphenol A employed

    in making epoxy resins and polycarbonate (30%) and for caprolactum, the starting

    material for nylon-6 (20%). Minor amounts are used for alkylphenols and

    pharmacuticals.

    4. The largest use for acetone is in solvents although increasing amounts are used to

    make bisphenol A and methylacrylate.

    5. ∝- Methylstyrene is produced in controlled quantities from the cleavage of cumene

    hydroperoxide, or it can be made directly by the dehydrogenation of cumene.

    6. Cumene in minor amounts is used as a thinner for paints, enamels and lacquers and to

    produce acetophenone, the chemical intermediate dicumylperoxide and diiso propyl

    benzene.

    7. Cumene is also used as a solvent for fats and raisins.

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