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Toluene

C7H892.14 g/mol Calculated

Also called methylbenzol, phenylmethane, phenyl-methane and monomethyl benzene.

The solvent smell of paint thinner, model glue and permanent marker. It is benzene with a methyl group, and far less carcinogenic for it.

Sources and notes
  • The introductionfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curated
  • Other namesfrom sourceWikidataIts English label and aliases on Wikidata.
  • Formula and weightcomputedPubChem
  • 2D drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKit
  • 3D modelfrom sourcePubChem 3D conformerLoaded after the page has painted, and on a phone only when you ask for it; the 2D drawing shows until it arrives.

Where you encounter it

Toluene on our curated lists.

Household

Paint and solventAdded by the maker
Fuel and flame
Sources and notes
  • Our curated lists and their amountsfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedEach amount is an editorial figure from our food and drink lists, not a measurement of any one product.
  • How it gets therefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedEach mark is set by hand on our lists, never inferred; a label's ingredient is added by the maker. A row with no mark data says Not marked.
  • Fuel and flame: no markfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedPartly from the crude oil and partly made in refining.

Explore its structure

Choose a part to light it up.

Six carbons in a flat hexagon, sharing their electrons evenly around the ring. It is stable, flat and oily, and it stacks readily against other flat rings.

From: standard chemistry.

Sources and notes
  • The drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKitThe page's one shipped drawing, with the chosen part lit in amber under it.
  • The partscomputedFound by ruleEach part is found by a chemical pattern, never picked by hand atom by atom; its words say where they come from.

Compare a related molecule

Benzene

Toluene

One methyl group apart.

Toluene is benzene with a methyl group; benzene is a known human carcinogen, while toluene is not classified as one because the body can oxidise that group.

Benzene vs Toluene, side by side
Sources and notes
  • The sentencefrom sourceMoleculeFinder comparison notesThe pair's answer line.
  • The two drawingscomputedPubChem structures, drawn by RDKitDrawn the same way round; the amber marks where the two differ.
  • The captionfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curated

Properties and sources

Calculated by PubChem

Molecular formula
C7H8
Molecular weight
92.14 g/mol
XLogP3octanol/water, log units
2.7
Polar surface areatopological
0 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
0
Rotatable bonds
0
Complexity
42

Measured LD50, HSDB via PubChem

1,150 mg/kg pure toluene, mouse, another route

An LD50 is an animal study measurement, not a dose for a person.

Reported Hazard label (GHS), ECHA, EU CLP Regulation, Safe Work Australia, HSDB via PubChem

Danger Flammable pictogram (GHS02), Irritant pictogram (GHS07) and Health hazard pictogram (GHS08); hazard statements H225, H304, H315, H336, H360, H361, H373, H401, H412

Groups it belongs to

Category
Everyday chemistry
Family
Aromatic hydrocarbons
Chemical groups
Aromatics
Product lists
Paint and solvent, Fuel and flame
Hazard classes
Flammable, Irritant, Health hazard, GHS Danger
Size
Under 100 g/mol
SMILESCC1=CC=CC=C1

PubChem CID 1140 · Wikidata Q15779 · InChIKey YXFVVABEGXRONW-UHFFFAOYSA-N · Data refreshed

How MoleculeFinder sources and labels its data

Questions
What is Toluene?
The solvent smell of paint thinner, model glue and permanent marker. It is benzene with a methyl group, and far less carcinogenic for it.
Where is Toluene found?
Toluene is in these product groups: paint and solvent and fuel and flame. from source
How toxic is Toluene?
The reported LD50 of Toluene is 1,150 mg/kg (mouse, other). An LD50 is an animal study measurement, not a dose for a person. Its GHS hazard label carries the signal word Danger and the hazard pictograms Flammable, Irritant and Health hazard. from sourcefrom source
What kind of molecule is Toluene?
Toluene has the formula C7H8 and a molecular weight of 92.14 g/mol. MoleculeFinder files it under aromatic hydrocarbons, in the everyday chemistry group. from sourcefrom sourcefrom sourcefrom source
What else is Toluene called?
Toluene is also called methylbenzol, phenylmethane, phenyl-methane and monomethyl benzene. from source
Sources and notes
  • Calculated valuescomputedPubChemComputed from the structure, so no laboratory conditions apply; complexity is PubChem's own structural score.
  • LD50from sourceHSDB via PubChem
  • Hazard labelfrom sourceECHA, EU CLP Regulation, Safe Work Australia, HSDB via PubChemThe label combines these classifications.
  • ECHAfrom sourceAttributionSource: European Chemicals Agency, echa.europa.eu.
  • EU CLP Regulationfrom sourceAttributionSource: EUR-Lex, Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, © European Union.
  • Safe Work Australiafrom sourceAttributionSource: Safe Work Australia, Hazardous Chemical Information System, © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0.
  • Data refreshedfrom sourceMoleculeFinder2026-11-09

Keep exploring

One methyl group apart.BenzeneC6H6Also an aromatic hydrocarbonNaphthaleneC10H8Both carry an aromatic ring.PhenolC6H6OBoth carry an aromatic ring.AcetophenoneC8H8O
Sources and notes
  • A group apartfrom sourceMoleculeFinder comparison captions
  • The same kind of moleculefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curated groupsA structural neighbour in the same family or type group; the line names the group in its own words.
  • Similar in shapecomputedRDKit Morgan/TanimotoNeighbours by structural fingerprint; the sentence names the chemical groups the two share.
  • The drawingscomputedPubChem structures, drawn by RDKit