mesitylene

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mesitylene

[mə′sid·əl·ēn]
(organic chemistry)
C9H12 A colorless fragrant liquid that boils at 164.7°C (328.6°F); it is an aromatic hydrocarbon that is part of the benzene series, and occurs naturally in coal tar or is synthesized from acetone.
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Chemicals: Chlorodifiuoro-methane, dioxins, ethylbenzene, ethylene glycol, toluene, 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene, xylene
Chemicals: benzene, bisphenol A epoxy resins, boron and its compounds, bromomethane, water-soluble copper salts (excluding complex salt), cyclohexylamine, dioxins, ethylbenzene, ethylene, ethylene glycol, ethylene glycol ethyl ether, formaldehyde, hydrogen fluoride and its water-soluble compounds, lead and its compounds, manganese and its compounds, nickel compounds, di-n-octyl phthalate, toluene, 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene, xylene
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