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(1-METHYLETHYL)BENZENE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- propan-2-ylbenzene
1, record 1, English, propan%2D2%2Dylbenzene
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cumene 2, record 1, English, cumene
correct
- isopropylbenzene 3, record 1, English, isopropylbenzene
correct
- (1-methylethyl)benzene 4, record 1, English, %281%2Dmethylethyl%29benzene
correct
- cumol 4, record 1, English, cumol
former designation, avoid
- isopropyl benzene 5, record 1, English, isopropyl%20benzene
avoid
- isopropylbenzol 5, record 1, English, isopropylbenzol
avoid
- 2-phenylpropane 5, record 1, English, 2%2Dphenylpropane
avoid
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A chemical compound which appears under the form of a combustible, colorless liquid, is soluble in alcohol, carbon tetrachloride, ether and benzene, insoluble in water, and is used in the production of phenol, acetone and (1-methylethyl)benzene and as a solvent. 6, record 1, English, - propan%2D2%2Dylbenzene
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
isopropylbenzene: part of the Ingredient Disclosure List of the Hazardous Products Act (Registration SOR/88-64, December 31, 1987). 6, record 1, English, - propan%2D2%2Dylbenzene
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Also known under the following commercial designations: RCRA waste number U055; UN 1918. 6, record 1, English, - propan%2D2%2Dylbenzene
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Chemical formula: C9H12 or C6H5CH(CH3)2 6, record 1, English, - propan%2D2%2Dylbenzene
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- propan-2-ylbenzène
1, record 1, French, propan%2D2%2Dylbenz%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cumène 2, record 1, French, cum%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
- isopropylbenzène 3, record 1, French, isopropylbenz%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
- (1-méthyléthyl)benzène 1, record 1, French, %281%2Dm%C3%A9thyl%C3%A9thyl%29benz%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
- cumol 4, record 1, French, cumol
former designation, avoid, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Produit chimique se présentant sous la forme d'un liquide incolore, combustible, soluble dans l'alcool, le tétrachlorure de carbone, l'éther et le benzène, insoluble dans l'eau, utilisé dans la préparation du phénol, de l'acétone et du (1-méthyléthyl)benzène, et comme solvant. 5, record 1, French, - propan%2D2%2Dylbenz%C3%A8ne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
isopropylbenzène : fait partie de la Liste de divulgation des ingrédients de la Loi sur les produits dangereux (du Canada; enr. DORS s/88-64, 31 déc. 1987). 5, record 1, French, - propan%2D2%2Dylbenz%C3%A8ne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Formule chimique : C9H12 ou C6H5CH(CH3)2 5, record 1, French, - propan%2D2%2Dylbenz%C3%A8ne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos y compuestos químicos
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cumeno
1, record 1, Spanish, cumeno
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- cumol 2, record 1, Spanish, cumol
masculine noun
- isopropilbenceno 2, record 1, Spanish, isopropilbenceno
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Líquido incoloro, soluble en alcohol, tetracloruro de carbono, éter y benceno, insoluble en agua. Tóxico por ingestión, inhalación y absorción por la piel. Inflamable. Narcótico en concentraciones elevadas. 3, record 1, Spanish, - cumeno
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fórmula química: C9H12 o C6H5CH(CH3)2 4, record 1, Spanish, - cumeno
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-11-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- 1-methyl-4-(propan-2-yl)benzene
1, record 2, English, 1%2Dmethyl%2D4%2D%28propan%2D2%2Dyl%29benzene
correct, see observation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- p-cymene 2, record 2, English, p%2Dcymene
correct, see observation
- para-cymene 3, record 2, English, para%2Dcymene
see observation, obsolete
- paracymene 4, record 2, English, paracymene
correct, obsolete
- dolcymene 4, record 2, English, dolcymene
correct
- p-cymol 1, record 2, English, p%2Dcymol
correct, see observation
- para-cymol 1, record 2, English, para%2Dcymol
see observation, obsolete
- paracymol 4, record 2, English, paracymol
obsolete
- 1-isopropyl-4-methylbenzene 4, record 2, English, 1%2Disopropyl%2D4%2Dmethylbenzene
correct
- 4-isopropyl-1-methylbenzene 4, record 2, English, 4%2Disopropyl%2D1%2Dmethylbenzene
correct
- p-isopropylmethylbenzene 4, record 2, English, p%2Disopropylmethylbenzene
correct, see observation
- para-isopropylmethylbenzene 1, record 2, English, para%2Disopropylmethylbenzene
see observation, obsolete
- 4-isopropyltoluene 1, record 2, English, 4%2Disopropyltoluene
correct
- p-isopropyltoluene 4, record 2, English, p%2Disopropyltoluene
correct, see observation
- para-isopropyltoluene 1, record 2, English, para%2Disopropyltoluene
see observation, obsolete
- p-methylcumene 4, record 2, English, p%2Dmethylcumene
correct, see observation
- para-methylcumene 1, record 2, English, para%2Dmethylcumene
see observation, obsolete
- p-methyl-isopropylbenzene 1, record 2, English, p%2Dmethyl%2Disopropylbenzene
correct, see observation
- para-methyl-isopropylbenzene 1, record 2, English, para%2Dmethyl%2Disopropylbenzene
see observation, obsolete
- 1-methyl-4-isopropylbenzene 1, record 2, English, 1%2Dmethyl%2D4%2Disopropylbenzene
correct
- p-methyl-4-isopropylbenzene 4, record 2, English, p%2Dmethyl%2D4%2Disopropylbenzene
correct, see observation
- para-methyl-4-isopropylbenzene 1, record 2, English, para%2Dmethyl%2D4%2Disopropylbenzene
see observation, obsolete
- 1-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl) benzene 1, record 2, English, 1%2Dmethyl%2D4%2D%281%2Dmethylethyl%29%20benzene
correct
- 2-p-tolylpropane 1, record 2, English, 2%2Dp%2Dtolylpropane
correct, see observation
- 2-para-tolylpropane 1, record 2, English, 2%2Dpara%2Dtolylpropane
see observation, obsolete
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Para-cymene occurs in several essential oils, and is made from monocyclic terpenes by dehydrogenation. These terpenes can be made from turpentine, or obtained as a by-product from the sulfite digestion of spruce pulp in paper manufacture. 5, record 2, English, - 1%2Dmethyl%2D4%2D%28propan%2D2%2Dyl%29benzene
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
1-methyl-4-(propan-2-yl)benzene: form recommended by the IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) for the systematic name corresponding to the CAS number indicated on the present record. 1, record 2, English, - 1%2Dmethyl%2D4%2D%28propan%2D2%2Dyl%29benzene
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
p-cymene: term adopted by Environment Canada; used in the list of pollutants measured in the National Air Pollution Surveillance Network (NAPS). 6, record 2, English, - 1%2Dmethyl%2D4%2D%28propan%2D2%2Dyl%29benzene
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
The prefixes "ortho-," "meta-" and "para-," along with their corresponding abbreviations ("o-," "m-" and "p-"), appear in italics and are ignored in alphabetizing. According to the actual chemical nomenclature rules in organic chemistry (in 2003), the numbers designating the positions of the disubstitution groups (1,2- for "ortho-," 1,3- for "meta-" and 1,4- for "para-") are to be preferred to the symbols "o-," "m-" and "p-." Furthermore, the prefixes "ortho-," "meta-" and "para-" should not be used anymore, and their corresponding abbreviations ("o-," "m-," and "p-") will soon be judged to be avoided, if not totally condemned. 1, record 2, English, - 1%2Dmethyl%2D4%2D%28propan%2D2%2Dyl%29benzene
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Also known under the following commercial designations: Camphogen; UN 2046. 7, record 2, English, - 1%2Dmethyl%2D4%2D%28propan%2D2%2Dyl%29benzene
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 5 OBS
Chemical formula: C10H14 6, record 2, English, - 1%2Dmethyl%2D4%2D%28propan%2D2%2Dyl%29benzene
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- 1-méthyl-4-(propan-2-yl)benzène
1, record 2, French, 1%2Dm%C3%A9thyl%2D4%2D%28propan%2D2%2Dyl%29benz%C3%A8ne
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- p-cymène 2, record 2, French, p%2Dcym%C3%A8ne
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- para-cymène 3, record 2, French, para%2Dcym%C3%A8ne
see observation, masculine noun, obsolete
- paracymène 4, record 2, French, paracym%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun, obsolete
- dolcymène 1, record 2, French, dolcym%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
- p-cymol 1, record 2, French, p%2Dcymol
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- para-cymol 1, record 2, French, para%2Dcymol
see observation, masculine noun, obsolete
- paracymol 1, record 2, French, paracymol
masculine noun, obsolete
- 1-isopropyl-4-méthylbenzène 5, record 2, French, 1%2Disopropyl%2D4%2Dm%C3%A9thylbenz%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
- 4-isopropyl-1-méthylbenzène 6, record 2, French, 4%2Disopropyl%2D1%2Dm%C3%A9thylbenz%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
- p-isopropylméthylbenzène 1, record 2, French, p%2Disopropylm%C3%A9thylbenz%C3%A8ne
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- para-isopropylméthylbenzène 1, record 2, French, para%2Disopropylm%C3%A9thylbenz%C3%A8ne
see observation, masculine noun, obsolete
- 4-isopropyltoluène 7, record 2, French, 4%2Disopropyltolu%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
- p-isopropyltoluène 1, record 2, French, p%2Disopropyltolu%C3%A8ne
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- para-isopropyltoluène 1, record 2, French, para%2Disopropyltolu%C3%A8ne
see observation, masculine noun, obsolete
- p-méthylcumène 1, record 2, French, p%2Dm%C3%A9thylcum%C3%A8ne
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- para-méthylcumène 1, record 2, French, para%2Dm%C3%A9thylcum%C3%A8ne
see observation, masculine noun, obsolete
- p-méthyl-isopropylbenzène 8, record 2, French, p%2Dm%C3%A9thyl%2Disopropylbenz%C3%A8ne
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- para-méthyl-isopropylbenzène 1, record 2, French, para%2Dm%C3%A9thyl%2Disopropylbenz%C3%A8ne
see observation, masculine noun, obsolete
- 1-méthyl-4-isopropylbenzène 3, record 2, French, 1%2Dm%C3%A9thyl%2D4%2Disopropylbenz%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
- p-méthyl-4-isopropylbenzène 6, record 2, French, p%2Dm%C3%A9thyl%2D4%2Disopropylbenz%C3%A8ne
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- para-méthyl-4-isopropylbenzène 1, record 2, French, para%2Dm%C3%A9thyl%2D4%2Disopropylbenz%C3%A8ne
see observation, masculine noun, obsolete
- 1-méthyl-4-(1-méthyléthyl)benzène 3, record 2, French, 1%2Dm%C3%A9thyl%2D4%2D%281%2Dm%C3%A9thyl%C3%A9thyl%29benz%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
- 2-p-tolylpropane 3, record 2, French, 2%2Dp%2Dtolylpropane
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- 2-para-tolylpropane 1, record 2, French, 2%2Dpara%2Dtolylpropane
see observation, masculine noun, obsolete
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hydrocarbure terpénique extrait d'essences végétales, nommément l'essence de coton. 9, record 2, French, - 1%2Dm%C3%A9thyl%2D4%2D%28propan%2D2%2Dyl%29benz%C3%A8ne
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
1-méthyl-4-(propan-2-yl)benzène : forme recommandée par l'UICPA (Union internationale de chimie pure et appliquée) pour le nom systématique correspondant au numéro CAS indiqué sur la présente fiche. 1, record 2, French, - 1%2Dm%C3%A9thyl%2D4%2D%28propan%2D2%2Dyl%29benz%C3%A8ne
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
p-cymène : terme retenu par Environnement Canada; utilisé dans la liste des polluants mesurés par le Réseau national de surveillance de la pollution atmosphérique (RNSPA). 10, record 2, French, - 1%2Dm%C3%A9thyl%2D4%2D%28propan%2D2%2Dyl%29benz%C3%A8ne
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Les préfixes de position «ortho-», «méta-» et «para-», tout comme les abréviations correspondantes «o-», «m-» et «p-», s'écrivent en italique et n'interviennent pas dans une classification par ordre alphabétique. Selon les règles de nomenclature de chimie organique en vigueur aujourd'hui (en 2003), il est recommandé d'utiliser les chiffres 1,2-, 1,3- et 1,4-, respectivement. Les préfixes «ortho-», «méta-» et «para-» ne doivent plus être utilisés. L'usage des symboles correspondants («o-», «m-» et «p-») sera bientôt fortement déconseillé, sans être exclu. 1, record 2, French, - 1%2Dm%C3%A9thyl%2D4%2D%28propan%2D2%2Dyl%29benz%C3%A8ne
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Formule chimique : C10H14 10, record 2, French, - 1%2Dm%C3%A9thyl%2D4%2D%28propan%2D2%2Dyl%29benz%C3%A8ne
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2009-10-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- 2-propenoic acid polymer with butyl 2-propenoate, ethenylbenzene and(1-methylethenyl) benzene, 1-methylethyl ester, ammonium salt, tert-Bu peroxide-initiated
1, record 3, English, 2%2Dpropenoic%20acid%20polymer%20with%20butyl%202%2Dpropenoate%2C%20ethenylbenzene%20and%281%2Dmethylethenyl%29%20benzene%2C%201%2Dmethylethyl%20ester%2C%20ammonium%20salt%2C%20tert%2DBu%20peroxide%2Dinitiated
correct, see observation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tert-: This prefix must be italicized. 2, record 3, English, - 2%2Dpropenoic%20acid%20polymer%20with%20butyl%202%2Dpropenoate%2C%20ethenylbenzene%20and%281%2Dmethylethenyl%29%20benzene%2C%201%2Dmethylethyl%20ester%2C%20ammonium%20salt%2C%20tert%2DBu%20peroxide%2Dinitiated
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- sel d'ammonium de l'ester 1-méthyléthylique du polymère de l'acide prop-2-énoïque avec le prop-2-énoate de butyle, l'éthénylbenzène et le (1-méthyléthényl)benzène, amorcé au peroxyde de tert-Bu
1, record 3, French, sel%20d%27ammonium%20de%20l%27ester%201%2Dm%C3%A9thyl%C3%A9thylique%20du%20polym%C3%A8re%20de%20l%27acide%20prop%2D2%2D%C3%A9no%C3%AFque%20avec%20le%20prop%2D2%2D%C3%A9noate%20de%20butyle%2C%20l%27%C3%A9th%C3%A9nylbenz%C3%A8ne%20et%20le%20%281%2Dm%C3%A9thyl%C3%A9th%C3%A9nyl%29benz%C3%A8ne%2C%20amorc%C3%A9%20au%20peroxyde%20de%20tert%2DBu
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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