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durene, n. Chem.
Brit. |ˈdjʊəriːn|, |ˈdʒʊəriːn|, |ˈdjɔːriːn|, |ˈdʒɔːriːn|, U.S. |ˈd(j)uˌrin|
[‹ classical Latin dūrus hard + -ene suffix, after German Durol, in the same sense (P. Jannash & R. Fittig 1870, in Zeitschr. f. Chem. 6 161); so called because it is solid at ordinary temperatures.]
A crystalline hydrocarbon occurring naturally in coal tar and also made synthetically, used in the manufacture of polyimides and plastics.
Systematic name:1,2,4,5-tetramethylbenzene; C6H2(CH3)4.
1872H. Watts Dict. Chem. (Suppl.) 828 Tetramethyl-benzene or Durene..has lately been obtained by Jannash a. Fittig. 1922G. H. Parker Smell, Taste, & Allied Senses in Vertebr. iii. 77 In the methylbenzene series olfactory acuity for benzene, toluene, cumene, and durene increases as the substitute methyl group increases. 1977J. March Adv. Org. Chem. (ed. 2) xi. 504 Alkyl-substituted benzenes such as mesitylene or durene may be hydroxylated in good yield with trifluoroperacetic acid and boron trifluoride. 1990Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) (A.) 33318 Pillared clays..have found application as catalysts in oil refining (e.g. in durene production by the alkylation of 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene). |