M-Xylenem-Xylene (meta-xylene) is an aromatic hydrocarbon. It is one of the three isomers of dimethylbenzene known collectively as xylenes. The m- stands for meta-, indicating that the two methyl groups in m-xylene occupy positions 1 and 3 on a benzene ring. Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article M-Xylene, revision 1380130420.

Property

Value

Formula

C8H10, 106.17 g/mol

Melting point

-48 °C

Boiling point

139 °C

Density

0.86 g/cm³

Flash point

27 °C

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