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Originally Posted by Electrophil
Excellent link Darrell, Thanks!
Anybody have a "brand name" for benzene?
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fun benzene facts:
ben·zene
noun
Definitions:
toxic liquid from petroleum: a colorless volatile toxic liquid with a distinctive odor. Source: petroleum. Use: manufacture of dyes, polymers, and industrial chemicals. C6H6
Former name benzol
Benzene:
Benzene (C6H6), colorless, flammable toxic liquid with a pleasant aromatic odor. A Hydrocarbon, benzene is the parent substance of the Aromatic Compounds. It consists of an unusually stable hexagonal ring of six carbon atoms, each of which is attached to a hydrogen atom. Derivative compounds include toluene, phenol, and aniline. Obtained from coal tar and petroleum, benzene and its derivatives are used in making dyes, drugs, and plastics.
benzene:
(C6H6) A constituent of gasoline
benzol:
A by-product of manufacture of coke. Sometimes it is used as an engine fuel
Benzene may result whenever carbon-rich materials undergo incomplete combustion. It is produced naturally in volcanoes and forest fires, and is also a component of
cigarette smoke.
Many important chemicals are essentially benzene, with one or more of the hydrogen atoms replaced with another functional group:
Alkyl substituents (alkylbenzenes)
Toluene C6H5-CH3
Xylene C6H4(-CH3)2
Mesitylene C6H3(-CH3)3
Ethylbenzene C6H5-CH2-CH3
Other substituents
Phenol C6H5-OH
Aniline C6H5-NH2
Chlorobenzene C6H5-Cl
Nitrobenzene C6H5-NO2
Picric acid C6H2(-OH)(-NO2)3
Trinitrotoluene C6H2(-CH3)(-NO2)3
Benzoic acid C6H5-COOH
Salicylic acid C6H4(-OH)(-COOH)
Acetylsalicylic acid C6H4(-O-C(=O)-CH3)(-COOH)
Paracetamol C6H4(-NH-C(=O)-CH3)(-OH)
Phenacetin C6H4(-NH-C(=O)-CH3)(-O-CH2-CH3)
lest anyone should get the mistaken impression that I am in fact smart, this is all cut and paste....
I did get from this the idea that paint thinner is the short answer...
or, possibly, smoking in your car will keep your ecsaine clean.
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