toluene

Paint thinner ingredient

Toluene is a colorless liquid solvent derived from petroleum, widely used in paint thinners, adhesives, and industrial processes.

It has a sweet, pungent smell recognizable from gasoline and certain glues.

Toluene is toxic when inhaled in large amounts, and its fumes can cause dizziness or intoxication—hence its appearance in inhalant abuse.

solvent

thinner

Liquid diluting agent

varnish · enamel · adhesive · degreasing · extraction · cleaning · ink · resin · rubber · stripping

aromatic

xylene

Dimethylbenzene industrial solvent

aniline · hydrocarbon · phenyl

hazard

fumes

Airborne chemical irritants

combustible · volatile · evaporation · neurotoxic · dizziness · headache · narcotic · encephalopathy · occupational · ventilation

industrial

TNT

Powerful blasting compound

adhesives · paints · coatings · dyes · resins · rubber · nylon · foams · pharmaceuticals · pesticides

occurrence

petroleum

Natural underground hydrocarbon liquid

  • gasolineRefined petroleum vehicle fuel
  • coal-tarCarbonization-derived black liquid
  • naphthaVolatile petroleum-derived solvent

refinery · distillation · BTX

Categories
Opposites
solvent polarity and type

toluenewater

Clear essential liquid

aqueous solution · methanol · ethanol · acetone · glycerol

Family

benzene, methylation, methylated

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G