21500, STYRENE, 450 ml

Styrene, Reagent

(Vinylbenzene)
C₆H₅CH:CH₂   F.W. 104.14   CAS #100-42-5
Specific Gravity (H₂O=1): 0.909
Assay >99.0%
Stabilizer (p-tert-Butylcatechol)-10-15ppm
A monomeric styrene used as an embedding media for ultramicrotomy.

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• Kushida, H. (1961a). A styrene-methacrylate resin embedding method for ultrathin sectioning. J. Electron Micro., 10:16