mesitylene

American  

[mi-sit-l-een, mes-i-tl-] / mɪˈsɪt lˌin, ˈmɛs ɪ tl- /

noun

Chemistry.

1. a colorless, liquid, aromatic hydrocarbon, C 9 H 1 2 , occurring naturally in coal tar and prepared from acetone: used chiefly as a chemical intermediate.

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mesitylene British  

/ mɪˈsɪtɪˌliːn, ˈmɛsɪtɪˌliːn /

noun

1. a colourless liquid that occurs in crude petroleum; 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene. Formula: C 6 H 3 (CH 3 ) 3

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Etymology

Origin of mesitylene

1830–40; mesityl ( see mesityl oxide) + -ene

Example Sentences

Swift Fuels, based in West Lafayette, Indiana, has developed an unleaded avgas by blending isopentane, a chemical found in mouthwash, with mesitylene, an industrial solvent.

From Salon • Sep. 8, 2013

These do not break down into mesitylene until the temperature is raised in the second part of the experiment.

From Organic Syntheses by Conant, James Bryant

The first distillates from each of the five distillations are mixed, and the layer of mesitylene is separated from the water.

From Organic Syntheses by Conant, James Bryant

The first portion of the distillate consists of a small amount of water and mesitylene and is added to the combined second distillates.

From Organic Syntheses by Conant, James Bryant

The connections on the apparatus, in which the mesitylene is obtained from the crude reaction mixture, should be tight, since the fumes evolved during the heating are very irritating.

From Organic Syntheses by Conant, James Bryant