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Hexamethylbenzene

99%

Synonym(s):

1,2,3,4,5,6-Hexamethylbenzene, Mellitene

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Linear Formula:
C6(CH3)6
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
162.27
Beilstein:
1905834
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

Assay

99%

bp

264 °C (lit.)

mp

164-166 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

Cc1c(C)c(C)c(C)c(C)c1C

InChI

1S/C12H18/c1-7-8(2)10(4)12(6)11(5)9(7)3/h1-6H3

InChI key

YUWFEBAXEOLKSG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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  • Ru(II)-Arene Complexes of Curcumin and Bisdesmethoxycurcumin Metabolites: Investigates the structure and reactivity of Ru(II)-arene complexes with curcumin metabolites, shedding light on potential applications in drug development and synthesis pathways involving hexamethylbenzene derivatives (Dyson et al., 2024).


  • Theoretical study on degradation of polymethyl substituted benzenes by OH radicals in the atmosphere: Offers a comprehensive computational analysis on the atmospheric reactions of polymethyl substituted benzenes, including hexamethylbenzene, with OH radicals, relevant for understanding their environmental impacts (Zhao et al., 2024).


  • Revisiting the bonding of the pentagonal-pyramidal C(6)H(6)(2+) and C(6)(CH(3))(6)(2+) dications: Explores the unique bonding and structural characteristics of hexamethylbenzene in dicationic forms, providing insights into its chemical behavior under various electronic conditions (Torres et al., 2023).

  • Naphthalene Diimide-Functionalized Half-Sandwich Ru(II) Complexes as Mitochondria-Targeted Anticancer and Antimetastatic Agents: Discusses the synthesis and biological evaluation of Ru(II) complexes involving hexamethylbenzene structures, aimed at developing new therapeutic agents (Yang et al., 2023).

  • Comparative Study on Carbon Erosion of Nickel Alloys in the Presence of Organic Compounds under Various Reaction Conditions: Examines the impact of organic compounds, including hexamethylbenzene, on the wear and corrosion of nickel alloys, relevant for industrial applications (Volodin et al., 2022).



WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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P D Gorycki et al.
Chemical research in toxicology, 7(6), 745-751 (1994-11-01)
Hexamethyl(Dewar benzene) (HMDB) was selected to probe the intermediacy of an alkene radical cation during cytochrome P450 (P450) catalyzed epoxidation. P450 catalyzed the allylic oxidation of HMDB exclusively; no rearranged products (indicative of a radical cation intermediate) nor epoxide was
Binyu Lu et al.
Environmental science and pollution research international, 22(12), 9090-9099 (2015-04-16)
Contamination levels and spatial and temporal distributions of six typical synthetic musks (SMs) in water and sediment of the Songhua River in Northeastern China were investigated. Experimental data for 72 water and 52 sediment samples collected at 29 sampling sites
Yaw Kai Yan et al.
Journal of biological inorganic chemistry : JBIC : a publication of the Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 11(4), 483-488 (2006-04-11)
Ruthenium(II) arene anticancer complexes [(eta6-arene)Ru(en)Cl]PF6 (arene is hexamethylbenzene, p-cymene, indan; en is ethylenediamine) can catalyse regioselective reduction of NAD+ by formate in water to form 1,4-NADH, at pD 7.2, 37 degrees C, and in the presence of air. The catalytic
H J Jakobsen et al.
Journal of magnetic resonance (San Diego, Calif. : 1997), 156(1), 152-154 (2002-06-26)
The design of a broadband 4-mm magic-angle spinning (MAS) X-(1)H/(19)F double resonance probe for cross-polarization (CP)/MAS NMR studies at 21.15 T ((1)H at 900 MHz) is described. The high-frequency (1)H/(19)F channel employs a new and efficient transmission line tuning design.
I García Cuesta et al.
Chemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry, 7(12), 2503-2507 (2006-10-24)
High-level quantum-chemical methods show that the binding in the inclusion complex of hexamethylbenzene (HMB) in 6-cycloparaphenilacetylene (6-CPPA) cannot be explained only in terms of electrostatic interactions-caused by the polarization associated to curved pi-conjugated systems-and the inclusion of dispersion forces is

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