General information

Aromatics describe a class of substances in organic chemistry. Their name comes from the aromatic odor of the compounds in this class of substances that were first discovered. Aromatic molecules are written according to a ring system and have double bonds.

They have a special bond structure of planar hydrocarbons with an aromatic system. Because of these bonds, aromatics are often very stable.

Areas of application

Aromatics are used in many different ways in industry. An important area of ​​application is the use as a solvent. Examples are toluene, xylene and solvent naptha.

Toluene is used, for example, as a solvent substitute for the more harmful and toxic benzene and also serves as a substrate for the production of numerous organic compounds such as e.g. benzene.

In addition to their function as solvents, xylenes are also used in the production of plastics and adhesives. Since the flash point of xylene is above 21 °C, it is one of the most important solvents for paints in practice, alongside butyl acetate.

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