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

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mesitylene

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

During this period a large proportion of the mesitylene distils and should be kept separate from the subsequent distillate.

From Organic Syntheses by James Bryant Conant

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

From Organic Syntheses by James Bryant Conant

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 James Bryant Conant

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

From Organic Syntheses by James Bryant Conant