
Dimethylbenzene
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Dimethylbenzene is a chemical compound, an aromatic hydrocarbon that is more commonly known as Xylene. It is produced by the fractional distillation of petroleum by reactive techniques of dehydrogenation and cyclization. The name defines the structure of the molecule: "dimethyl-" indicates the presence of two methyl groups (CH3) in the molecule....