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Formula of Toluene (C7H8)

Identification of Toluene Chemical Compound

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Chemical Formula C7H8
Molecular Weight 92.13842 g/mol
IUPAC Name methylbenzene
SMILES String Cc1ccccc1
InChI InChI=1S/C7H8/c1-7-5-3-2-4-6-7/h2-6H,1H3
InChIKey YXFVVABEGXRONW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Chemical Formula Description

The toluene molecule contains a total of 15 atom(s). There are 8 Hydrogen atom(s) and 7 Carbon atom(s). A chemical formula of toluene can therefore be written as:

C7H8

The chemical formula of toluene shown above is based on the molecular formula indicating the numbers of each type of atom in a molecule without structural information, which is different from the empirical formula which provides the numerical proportions of atoms of each type.

The above chemical formula is the basis of stoichiometry in chemical equations, i.e., the calculation of relative quantities of reactants and products in chemical reactions. The law of conservation of mass dictates that the quantity of each element given in the chemical formula does not change in a chemical reaction. Thus, each side of the chemical equation must represent the same quantity of any particular element based on the chemical formula.

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Additional Information for Identifying Toluene Molecule

  • Structure Data File (SDF/MOL File) of toluene

    The structure data file (SDF/MOL File) of toluene is available for download in the SDF page of toluene providing the information about the atoms, bonds, connectivity and coordinates of toluene, which is not completely available in the chemical formula representation. The toluene structure data file can be imported to most of the cheminformatics software for further analysis and visualization.

  • Chemical structure of toluene

    The chemical structure image of toluene is available in chemical structure page of toluene, which specifies the molecular geometry, i.e., the spatial arrangement of atoms in the chemical formula of toluene and the chemical bonds that hold the atoms together.

  • Molecular weight of toluene

    The molecular weight of toluene is available in molecular weight page of toluene, which is calculated as the sum of the atomic weights of each constituent element multiplied by the number of atoms of that element specified in the chemical formula of toluene.


  • InChI (IUPAC International Chemical Identifier) information of toluene

    The molecular chemical formulas lack structural information. An alternative textual expression including the structural information is InChI. The full standard InChI of toluene is:

    InChI=1S/C7H8/c1-7-5-3-2-4-6-7/h2-6H,1H3

    It can provide a standard way to encode the molecular information of toluene to facilitate the search for the compound information in databases and on the web.

    The condensed, 27 character standard InChIKey (hashed version of the full standard InChI) of toluene is:

    InChIKey=YXFVVABEGXRONW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

    The InChIKey may allow easier web searches for toluene, but it needs to be linked to the full InChI to get back to the original structure of the toluene since the full standard InChI cannot be reconstructed from the InChIKey.

  • Other names (synonyms) or registry numbers of toluene

    The toluene compound may have different names depending on the various different situations of industrial applications. The list of the other names (synonyms) of toluene including the registry numbers is given below, if available:

    • BBV-76024126
    • 1202864-97-8
    • 1053657-77-4
    • Toluene, puriss. p.a., ACS reagent, reag. ISO, reag. Ph. Eur., >=99.7% (GC)
    • Toluene, suitable for 1000 per JIS, for residue analysis, >=99.8%
    • Toluene, absolute, over molecular sieve (H2O <=0.005%), >=99.7% (GC)
    • TOLUENE (TECHNICAL) (SEE ALSOTOLUENE (NITRATION GRADE) NTP10009-V)
    • Toluene, suitable for 300 per JIS, for residue analysis, >=99.8%
    • Toluene, p.a., ACS reagent, reag. ISO, reag. Ph. Eur., 99.5%
    • Toluene, HPLC Plus, for HPLC, GC, and residue analysis, >=99.9%
    • TOLUENE (SEE ALSO TOLUENE (TECHNICAL), NTP 11617-L)
    • Toluene, suitable for 5000 per JIS, for residue analysis
    • Toluene, pharmaceutical secondary standard; traceable to USP
    • Toluene, p.a., ACS reagent, reag. ISO, 99.5%
    • SR-01000944565-1
    • I01-4407
    • Toluene, ACS spectrophotometric grade, >=99.5%
    • A801937
    • 300204X
    • Toluene, for residue analysis, >=99.8% (GC)
    • Toluene liquid density, NIST(R) SRM(R) 211d
    • Toluene, suitable for scintillation, >=99.7%
    • Toluene, suitable for determination of dioxins
    • S0638
    • Toluene, anhydrous, ZerO2(TM), 99.8%
    • Toluene, UV HPLC spectroscopic, 99.5%
    • Toluene, for HPLC, >=99.7% (GC)
    • Toluene disproportionation catalyst ZA-90
    • 50643-04-4
    • Toluene, Laboratory Reagent, >=99.3%
    • Toluene, JIS special grade, >=99.5%
    • Toluene [UN1294] [Flammable liquid]
    • Toluene, SAJ first grade, >=99.0%
    • Toluene, puriss., >=99.5% (GC)
    • Toluene [UN1294] [Flammable liquid]
    • RTR-002003
    • Toluene, purification grade, 99.8%
    • Poly(1,4-phenylenemethylene)(9CI)
    • BDBM50008558
    • ANW-44012
    • Toluene, PRA grade, >=99.8%
    • Toluene, for HPLC, >=99.9%
    • Toluene, for HPLC, >=99.8%
    • Toluene, technical grade, 95.0%
    • Toluene, AR, rectified, 99.5%
    • Toluene, LR, sulfur free, 99%
    • LTBB002867
    • Toluene, HPLC grade, 99.8%
    • Toluene GC, for residue analysis
    • Toluene, LR, rectified, 99%
    • Toluene, for HPLC, 99.9%
    • Toluene, AR, >=99.5%
    • GTPL5481
    • Toluene, p.a., 99.5%
    • Toluene, ASTM, 99.5%
    • Toluene, anhydrous, 99.8%
    • BIDD:ER0288
    • Toluene, LR, >=99%
    • Toluene, Semiconductor Grade
    • Toluene, Environmental Grade
    • Residual Solvent - Toluene
    • EC 203-625-9
    • Toluene Reagent Grade ACS
    • Toluene, 99% 1L
    • OTOLINE (9CI)
    • TOLUENE- D8
    • Toluene, 99.5%
    • PHENYL, METHYL-
    • 4i7k
    • Toluene, HPLC Grade
    • Toluene, ACS reagent
    • Toluene, for HPLC
    • Toluene (Technical)
    • Toluene HPLC grade
    • Toluene ACS Grade
    • Benzylidyne radical
    • 2-methyl benzene
    • 1-Methylbenzene
    • toluene-
    • 4-methylbenzene
    • 2-methylbenzene
    • Dracyl
    • Cresyl
    • Anisen
    • CAS-108-88-3
    • Toluene, ACS reagent, >=99.5%
    • Tolueno
    • Toluene, analytical standard
    • Otoline
    • MFCD00008512
    • Toluene, anhydrous
    • Toluene, Spectrophotometric Grade
    • 3FPU23BG52
    • p-toluene
    • para-toluene
    • paratoluene
    • EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 080601
    • RCRA waste no. U220
    • UN 1294
    • CP 25
    • Benzene, methyl
    • methyl-Benzene
    • Caswell No. 859
    • RCRA waste number U220
    • Toluolo [Italian]
    • Tolueno [Spanish]
    • Toluen [Czech]
    • Tolueen [Dutch]
    • monomethyl benzene
    • phenyl methane
    • Toluolo
    • Tolueen
    • Methane, phenyl-
    • tolu-sol
    • antisal 1a
    • methylbenzol
    • methacide
    • Toluen
    • Benzene, methyl-
    • Phenylmethane
    • 108-88-3
    • toluol
    • toluene

Toluene Identification Summary Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What’s the chemical formula of toluene?
C7H8
How many atoms and what are they in the toluene structure?
15 atom(s) - 8 Hydrogen atom(s) and 7 Carbon atom(s)
How many chemical bonds and what are they in the toluene structure?
15 bond(s) - 7 non-H bond(s), 6 multiple bond(s), 6 aromatic bond(s), and 1 six-membered ring(s)
What’s the molecular weight of toluene?
92.13842 g/mol
What’s the SMILES string of toluene?
Cc1ccccc1
What’s the InChI of toluene?
InChI=1S/C7H8/c1-7-5-3-2-4-6-7/h2-6H,1H3
What’s the InChIKey of toluene?
YXFVVABEGXRONW-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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