Toluene

<p>Toluene , also known as toluol (/ˈtɒl.ju.ɒl, -ɔːl, -oʊl/), is a <a href="/facts/Substitution_(chemistry)/zpqsbWAo">substituted</a> <a href="/facts/Aromatic_hydrocarbon/3EXq8Tgf">aromatic hydrocarbon</a> with the <a href="/facts/Chemical_formula/hghUtthl">chemical formula</a> C6H5CH3, often abbreviated as PhCH3, where Ph stands for the <a href="/facts/Phenyl/Ql9Yx5uu">phenyl</a> group. It is a colorless, <a href="/facts/Water_(molecule)/FFsl65l1">water</a>-insoluble liquid with the odor associated with <a href="/facts/Paint_thinner/yYA5qltQ">paint thinners</a>. It is a mono-substituted <a href="/facts/Benzene/Fguue7nr">benzene</a> derivative, consisting of a <a href="/facts/Methyl_group/fkM97EMD">methyl group</a> (CH3) attached to a <a href="/facts/Phenyl_group/Ql9Yx5uu">phenyl group</a> by a <a href="/facts/Single_bond/8qz02fEl">single bond</a>. As such, its systematic <a href="/facts/IUPAC_nomenclature_of_organic_chemistry/ElygYu14">IUPAC name</a> is methylbenzene. Toluene is predominantly used as an industrial <a href="/facts/Feedstock/cthCpclF">feedstock</a> and a <a href="/facts/Solvent/LoMPMz8S">solvent</a>.
</p><p>As the solvent in some types of <a href="/facts/Paint_thinner/yYA5qltQ">paint thinner</a>, <a href="/facts/Permanent_marker/QMkdh5hD">permanent markers</a>, <a href="/facts/Contact_cement/SetbHkhM">contact cement</a> and certain types of glue, toluene is sometimes used as a recreational <a href="/facts/Inhalant/usdwDeWh">inhalant</a> and has the potential of causing severe neurological harm.
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