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Topic starter 03/12/2021 9:28 pm
Once in the laboratory I conducted an experiment and noticed that toluene has a characteristic smell, but not sharp, like, for example, benzene, ethylbenzene, cumene, and other benzene homologues, which are very difficult to work with even under traction. Therefore, I began to use toluene as a non-polar solvent. And it's really much more comfortable to do experiments with him. How can this be explained? What do you think?
This topic was modified 2 years ago 4 times by DamirYagudin
04/12/2021 9:23 pm
Sense of smell is a very complicated one, 'cause it's based on numerous receptors. Toluene probably hits just the right spot in some kind of key-lock structure.
05/12/2021 2:09 am
Sometimes even the smells of the same substance in different concentrations are felt differently.
05/12/2021 11:02 am
Perhaps this is due to the shelf life of chemical reagents.
14/01/2022 8:01 pm
But actually I wouldn't recommend using toluene much. My colleagues souly believe that it's very canserogenous
15/01/2022 9:19 pm
The toxicity of toluene is much lower than benzene Experiments on rats did not reveal the risks of an increase in the number of tumors with long-term exposure to toluene. However, there are currently no data on carcinogenic effects on humans.