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isodurene
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Isodurene or 1,2,3,5-tetramethylbenzene is an organic compound with the formula C6H2(CH3)4, classified as an aromatic hydrocarbon. It is a flammable colorless liquid which is nearly insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents. It occurs naturally in coal tar. Isodurene is one of three isomers of tetramethylbenzene, the other two being prehnitene (1,2,3,4-tetramethylbenzene) and durene (1,2,4,5-tetramethylbenzene).
Chemical data
- Formula
- C10H14
- Molecular weight
- 134.22 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 1,2,3,5-tetramethylbenzene
- SMILES
- CC1=CC(=C(C(=C1)C)C)C
- InChIKey
- BFIMMTCNYPIMRN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 4
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 134.11
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- canonical SMILES
- CC1=CC(=C(C(=C1)C)C)C
- chemical formula
- C₁₀H₁₄
- subject has role
- metabolite
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Preparation
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Isodurene or 1,2,3,5-tetramethylbenzene is an organic compound with the formula C6H2(CH3)4, classified as an aromatic hydrocarbon. It is a flammable colorless liquid which is nearly insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents. It occurs naturally in coal tar. Isodurene is one of three isomers of tetramethylbenzene, the other two being prehnitene (1,2,3,4-tetramethylbenzene) and durene (1,2,4,5-tetramethylbenzene).
==Preparation== Isoodurene can be prepared from mesitylene, which is converted to mesityl bromide. The latter reacts with magnesium to give the Grignard reagent, which can be alkylated with dimethyl sulfate.
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