Methylcyclohexane

Chemical Description

• Methylcyclohexane is a colorless transparent liquid with a molecular formula C7H14, and it is an organic compound.
• It is classified as saturated hydrocarbon, it is a colorless liquid with a faint odor.
• Methylcyclohexane is used as a solvent.
• It is mainly converted in naphtha reformers to toluene.
• Methylcyclohexane is also used in some correction fluids (such as White-Out) as a solvent.
• It is of green & environment-friendly solvent, and it is less toxic compared to toluene, making it suitable for usage requiring less toxicity.
• It is used for coating, including paint, ink, and adhesives, and also as a cleaning solvent.
• It is also used in some correction fluids (such as White-Out) as a solvent.
• Methylcyclohexane, as a component of a mixture, is usually dehydrogenated to toluene, which increases the octane rating of gasoline.
• Used commercially as a solvent for cellulose derivatives, particularly with other solvents, and as an organic intermediate in organic synthesis.
• It is one of the components found in jet fuel.
• MCH is used as an organic solvent with properties similar to the related to saturated hydrocarbons such as heptane.
• It is also used as a solvent in many types of correction fluids.
• MCH is monosubstituted cyclohexane because it has one branching via the attachment of one methyl group on one carbon of the cyclohexane ring.
• Like all other cyclohexanes it can interconvert rapidly between two chair conformers.
• The lowest energy form of this monosubstituted MCH occurs when the methyl group occupies an equatorial rather than an axial position.
• It is used as an adhesive and sealant.
• It is also used in agricultural products, fuel, and related products.
• It is used as a solvent in liquid paper.
• In household products, it is used in different home maintenance activities.
• Stable at room temperature in closed containers under normal storage and handling conditions.
• Available in 200 Kg drum packaging.