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 ( 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

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

From Project Gutenberg

Upon cooling, mesitylene sulfonic acid crystallizes and the unsulfonated material remains as an oil on the surface.

From Project Gutenberg

The reaction mixture is now steam distilled, the mesitylene separated, dried over calcium chloride and fractionated; the portion which boils at 163-167'0 is collected.

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

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