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pentamethylbenzene
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Pentamethylbenzene is an organic compound with the formula C6H(CH3)5. It is a colourless solid with a sweet odor. The compound is classified as an aromatic hydrocarbon. It is a relatively easily oxidized benzene derivative, with E1/2 of 1.95 V vs NHE.
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It is catalogued under topics including Alkylbenzenes, ECHA InfoCard ID from Wikidata and Hydrocarbon solvents.
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Chemical data
- Formula
- C11H16
- Molecular weight
- 148.24 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 1,2,3,4,5-pentamethylbenzene
- SMILES
- CC1=CC(=C(C(=C1C)C)C)C
- InChIKey
- BEZDDPMMPIDMGJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 4.6
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 148.125
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- chemical formula
- C₁₁H₁₆
- canonical SMILES
- CC1=CC(=C(C(=C1C)C)C)C
- Commons category
- Pentamethylbenzene
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Synthesis and reactions
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Pentamethylbenzene is an organic compound with the formula C6H(CH3)5. It is a colourless solid with a sweet odor. The compound is classified as an aromatic hydrocarbon. It is a relatively easily oxidized benzene derivative, with E1/2 of 1.95 V vs NHE.
==Synthesis and reactions== It is obtained as a minor product in the Friedel–Crafts methylation of xylene to durene (1,2,4,5-tetramethylbenzene). Like durene, pentamethylbenzene is rather electron-rich and undergoes electrophilic substitution readily. Indeed, it is used as a scavenger for carbocations.
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