Styrene
Styrene is an organic chemical compound. Its chemical formula is C8H8. Its chemical structure consists of a vinyl group bonded onto a benzene ring. This benzene
Styrene is an organic chemical compound. Its chemical formula is C8H8. Its chemical structure consists of a vinyl group bonded onto a benzene ring. This benzene ring makes styrene an aromatic compound. At room temperature and pressure, styrene is a clear, colorless liquid. Other names for styrene can be styrol, vinylbenzene, phenylethene, or phenylethylene.
Uses
Styrene is used in polymer chemistry as a monomer.
When many styrene molecules bond together to make a larger molecule, it is called polystyrene (polystyrene is a kind of polymer often used as a plastic). This form of bonding of monomers is a chemical reaction referred to as polymerization.
Styrene can also bond with other kinds of monomers to make other kinds of polymers called copolymers. For one example, styrene has been mixed with another monomer called 1,3-butadiene to make a copolymer which is a kind of synthetic rubber. For another example, styrene is mixed with acrylonitrile and 1,3-butadiene to make a copolymer plastic called ABS (Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene).
Production
In industry, styrene is made from ethylbenzene by this chemical reaction:
This kind of reaction is called dehydrogenation. Hydrogen is also made by this reaction..
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