Compounds
Styrene
First isolated from storax in 1839 and named after it; occurs in traces in storax and Sumatra benzoin. The industrial monomer of polystyrene is the same molecule.
| Role | hydrocarbon (trace) |
|---|---|
| Formula | C8H8 |
| Molecular weight | 104.15 g/mol |
| IUPAC name | styrene |
| XLogP | 2.9 |
| PubChem CID | 7501 |
| Safety | Irritant; not relevant at natural trace levels. |
Scent facets
- Sweet, sharp, plastic-floral.
Found in
Also called
- STYRENE
- 100-42-5
- Ethenylbenzene
- Phenylethylene
- Vinylbenzene
- Styrol