Benzene, 1,2,4,5-tetramethyl-

• Formula: C₁₀H₁₄
• Molecular weight: 134.2182
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C10H14/c1-7-5-9(3)10(4)6-8(7)2/h5-6H,1-4H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: SQNZJJAZBFDUTD-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 95-93-2
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• Other names: Durene; Durol; 1,2,4,5-Tetramethylbenzene; p-Xylene, 2,5-dimethyl-
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Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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References

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