Benzene, 1,2,3,5-tetramethyl-

Formula: C₁₀H₁₄
Molecular weight: 134.2182
IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C10H14/c1-7-5-8(2)10(4)9(3)6-7/h5-6H,1-4H3
IUPAC Standard InChIKey: BFIMMTCNYPIMRN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS Registry Number: 527-53-7
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Other names: Isodurene; 1,2,3,5-Tetramethylbenzene
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Normal melting point

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Data compiled by: Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director

T_fus (K)	Reference	Comment
249.42	Streiff, Hulme, et al., 1955	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.03 K; TRC
249.45	Streiff, Hulme, et al., 1955	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.02 K; TRC
249.46	Streiff, Hulme, et al., 1955	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.01 K; TRC
249.34	Birch, Dean, et al., 1949	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; TRC
249.38	Birch, Dean, et al., 1949	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; TRC
249.04	Boord, Greenlee, et al., 1949	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.3 K; TRC
248.94	Boord, Greenlee, et al., 1948	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.4 K; TRC
249.95	Boord, Greenlee, et al., 1948	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; TRC
249.03	Boord, Greenlee, et al., 1948	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.5 K; TRC
249.3	Boord, Greenlee, et al., 1945	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.3 K; TRC
245.78	Boord, Perilstein, et al., 1944	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.5 K; TRC; Data excluded from overall average
249.2	Parks and Huffman, 1931	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 1. K; TRC
249.	Smith and MacDougall, 1929	Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; TRC

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References

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Streiff, Hulme, et al., 1955
Streiff, A.J.; Hulme, A.R.; Cowie, P.A.; Krouskop, N.C.; Rossini, F.D., Purification, Purity, and Freezing Points of Sixty-four American Petroleum Institute Standard and Research Hydrocarbons, Anal. Chem., 1955, 27, 411. [all data]

Birch, Dean, et al., 1949
Birch, S.F.; Dean, R.A.; Fidler, F.A.; Lowry, R.A., The preparation of the c(10) monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1949, 71, 1362. [all data]

Boord, Greenlee, et al., 1949
Boord, C.E.; Greenlee, K.W.; Perilstein, W.L.; Derfer, J.M., The Synthesis, Purification and Prop. of Hydrocarbons of Low Mol. Wt., Am. Pet. Inst. Res. Proj. 45, Eleventh Annu. Rep., Ohio State Univ., 1949. [all data]

Boord, Greenlee, et al., 1948
Boord, C.E.; Greenlee, K.W.; Perilstein, W.L.; Derfer, J.M., The Synthesis, Purificaiton and Prop. of Hydrocarbons of Low Mol. Wt., Am. Pet. Inst. Res. Proj. 45, Tenth Annu. Rep., Ohio State Univ., 1948. [all data]

Boord, Greenlee, et al., 1945
Boord, C.E.; Greenlee, K.W.; Perilstein, W.L., , Am. Pet. Inst. Res. Proj. 45, Seventh Annu. Rep., Ohio State Univ., June 30, 1945. [all data]

Boord, Perilstein, et al., 1944
Boord, C.E.; Perilstein, W.L.; Greenlee, K.W., , Am. Pet. Inst. Hydrocarbon Res. Proj., Sixth Annu. Ref., Ohio State Univ., Aug. 31, 1944. [all data]

Parks and Huffman, 1931
Parks, G.S.; Huffman, H.M., Some fusion and transition data for hydrocarbons, Ind. Eng. Chem., 1931, 23, 1138-9. [all data]

Smith and MacDougall, 1929
Smith, L.I.; MacDougall, F.H., Studies on the Polymethylbenzenes II. The Melting Points of the Tetramethylbenzenes, and of Penta- and Hexamethylbenzene, and the Freezing Point Diagram of Mixtures of Durene and Isodurene, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1929, 51, 3001-8. [all data]

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Symbols used in this document:

T_fus Fusion (melting) point
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