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|PIN = 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene<ref name=iupac2013>{{cite book | title = Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry : IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013 (Blue Book) | publisher = [[Royal Society of Chemistry|The Royal Society of Chemistry]] | date = 2014 | location = Cambridge | page = 139 | doi = 10.1039/9781849733069-FP001 | isbn = 978-0-85404-182-4}}</ref> |
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|OtherNames = Mesitylene<ref name=iupac2013 /><br />''sym''-Trimethylbenzene |
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|InChI = 1/C9H12/c1-7-4-8(2)6-9(3)5-7/h4-6H,1-3H3 |
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|Formula = C<sub>9</sub>H<sub>12</sub> |
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|MolarMass = 120.19 g/mol |
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|Density = 0.8637 g/cm<sup>3</sup> at 20 °C |
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|Appearance = Colorless liquid<ref name=PGCH/> |
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|Dipole = 0.047 [[Debye|D]]<ref>{{Cite journal |doi = 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2004.01.019| title = Proton transfer reaction rate constants between hydronium ion (H<sub>3</sub>O<sup>+</sup>) and volatile organic compounds |year = 2004 |last1 = Zhao| first1 = Jun |last2 = Zhang |first2 = Renyi |journal = Atmospheric Environment |volume = 38 |issue = 14 |pages = 2177–2185 | bibcode = 2004AtmEn..38.2177Z }}</ref> |
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'''Mesitylene''' or '''1,3,5-trimethylbenzene''' is a derivative of [[benzene]] with three [[methyl]] [[substituent]]s positioned symmetrically around the ring. The other two isomeric [[trimethylbenzenes]] are [[ |
'''Mesitylene''' or '''1,3,5-trimethylbenzene''' is a derivative of [[benzene]] with three [[methyl]] [[substituent]]s positioned symmetrically around the ring. The other two isomeric [[trimethylbenzenes]] are [[1,2,4-trimethylbenzene]] (pseudocumene) and [[1,2,3-trimethylbenzene]] (hemimellitene). All three compounds have the [[chemical formula|formula]] C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>3</sub>(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub>, which is commonly abbreviated C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>3</sub>Me<sub>3</sub>. Mesitylene is a colorless liquid with sweet aromatic odor. It is a component of [[coal tar]], which is its traditional source. It is a precursor to diverse [[fine chemical]]s. The '''mesityl''' group (Mes) is a substituent with the formula C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>2</sub>Me<sub>3</sub> and is found in various other compounds.<ref name=Ullmanns/> |
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==Preparation== |
==Preparation== |
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Mesitylene is prepared by |
Mesitylene is prepared by [[transalkylation]] of [[xylene]] over solid [[acid catalyst]]:<ref name=Ullmanns>Karl Griesbaum, Arno Behr, Dieter Biedenkapp, Heinz-Werner Voges, Dorothea Garbe, Christian Paetz, Gerd Collin, Dieter Mayer, Hartmut Höke “Hydrocarbons” in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry 2002 Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. {{doi|10.1002/14356007.a13_227}}.</ref> |
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:2 [[xylene|C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>]] |
:2 [[xylene|C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>]] ⇌ C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>3</sub>(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub> + [[toluene|C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>CH<sub>3</sub>]] |
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:C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub> |
:C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub> + CH<sub>3</sub>OH → C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>3</sub>(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub> + H<sub>2</sub>O |
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Although impractical, it could be prepared by trimerization of [[propyne]], also requiring an [[acid catalyst]], yields a mixture of 1,3,5- and 1,2,4-trimethylbenzenes. |
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[[Trimerization]] of [[acetone]] via [[aldol condensation]], which is catalyzed and [[dehydration|dehydrated]] by [[sulfuric acid]] is another method of synthesizing mesitylene.<ref>{{cite book |
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==Reactions== |
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Oxidation of mesitylene with [[nitric acid]] |
Oxidation of mesitylene with [[nitric acid]] yields [[trimesic acid]], C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>3</sub>(COOH)<sub>3</sub>. Using [[manganese dioxide]], a milder [[oxidising agent]], 3,5-dimethyl[[benzaldehyde]] is formed. Mesitylene is oxidised by [[trifluoroperacetic acid]] to produce [[mesitol]] (2,4,6-trimethylphenol).<ref>{{cite book|pages = 242–243|chapter = Functional Compounds Containing Oxygen, Sulphur or Nitrogen and their Derivatives|chapter-url = https://books.google.com/books?id=XE5VHh7uL_0C&pg=PA242|title = Fluorine in Organic Chemistry|first = Richard D.|last = Chambers|publisher = [[CRC Press]]|year = 2004|isbn = 9780849317903}}</ref> Bromination occurs readily, giving [[mesityl bromide]]:<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Org. Synth.|year=1931|volume=11|page=24|doi=10.15227/orgsyn.011.0024|title=Bromomesitylene|author=Lee Irvin Smith}}</ref> |
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:(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub>C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>3</sub> + Br<sub>2</sub> → (CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub>C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>2</sub>Br + HBr |
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| ⚫ | Mesitylene is a [[ligand]] in [[organometallic chemistry]], one example being the [[organomolybdenum chemistry|organomolybdenum]] complex {{nowrap|[([[hapticity|η<sup>6</sup>]]-C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>3</sub>Me<sub>3</sub>)Mo(CO)<sub>3</sub>]<ref>[[Gregory S. Girolami|Girolami, G. S.]]; Rauchfuss, T. B. and {{ill|Robert Angelici|de|lt=Angelici, R. J.}}, Synthesis and Technique in Inorganic Chemistry, University Science Books: Mill Valley, CA, 1999. {{ISBN|0-93570248-2}}.</ref>}} which can be prepared from [[molybdenum hexacarbonyl]]. |
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Additive and component of some [[avgas]] (aviation gasoline) blends. |
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| ⚫ | Mesitylene is mainly used as a precursor to [[2,4,6-trimethylaniline]], a precursor to colorants. This derivative is prepared by selective mononitration of mesitylene, avoiding oxidation of the methyl groups.<ref name=Booth>{{cite encyclopedia|author=Gerald Booth|title=Nitro Compounds, Aromatic|encyclopedia=Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry|year=2007|publisher=Wiley-VCH|location=Weinheim|doi=10.1002/14356007.a17_411|isbn=978-3527306732}}</ref> |
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===Niche uses=== |
===Niche uses=== |
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[[File:(Mesitylene)molybdenum tricarbonyl.png|left|thumb|150px|Structure of (mesitylene)molybdenum tricarbonyl, [(η<sup>6</sup>-C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>3</sub>Me<sub>3</sub>)Mo(CO)<sub>3</sub>]]] |
[[File:(Mesitylene)molybdenum tricarbonyl.png|left|thumb|150px|Structure of (mesitylene)molybdenum tricarbonyl, [(η<sup>6</sup>-C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>3</sub>Me<sub>3</sub>)Mo(CO)<sub>3</sub>] ]] |
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The three [[aromatic]] hydrogen atoms of mesitylene are in identical chemical shift environments. Therefore, they only give a single peak near 6.8 ppm in the [[1H NMR|<sup>1</sup>H NMR]] spectrum; the same is also true for the nine [[methyl group|methyl]] protons, which give a singlet near 2.3 ppm. For this reason, mesitylene is sometimes used as an [[internal standard]] in NMR samples that contain aromatic protons.<ref>http://chemicalland21.com/industrialchem/organic/MESITYLENE.htm</ref> |
The three [[aromatic]] hydrogen atoms of mesitylene are in identical chemical shift environments. Therefore, they only give a single peak near 6.8 ppm in the [[1H NMR|<sup>1</sup>H NMR]] spectrum; the same is also true for the nine [[methyl group|methyl]] protons, which give a singlet near 2.3 ppm. For this reason, mesitylene is sometimes used as an [[internal standard]] in NMR samples that contain aromatic protons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://chemicalland21.com/industrialchem/organic/MESITYLENE.htm|title=Mesitylene (1,3,5-Trimethyl Benzene)}}</ref> |
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[[Uvitic acid]] is obtained by oxidizing mesitylene or by condensing [[pyruvic acid]] with [[Barium hydroxide|baryta water]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Definition of uvitic acid|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uvitic%20acid|publisher=merriam-webster.com|accessdate=31 October 2016}}</ref> |
[[Uvitic acid]] is obtained by oxidizing mesitylene or by condensing [[pyruvic acid]] with [[Barium hydroxide|baryta water]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Definition of uvitic acid|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uvitic%20acid|publisher=merriam-webster.com|accessdate=31 October 2016}}</ref> |
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The [[Gattermann reaction]] can be simplified by replacing the HCN/AlCl<sub>3</sub> combination with [[zinc cyanide]] (Zn(CN)<sub>2</sub>).<ref name=simplfy>{{cite journal| author1 = Adams R. | last2=Levine | first2=I.| title = Simplification of the Gattermann Synthesis of Hydroxy Aldehydes| journal = [[J. Am. Chem. Soc.]]| year = 1923| volume = 45| pages = 2373–77| doi = 10.1021/ja01663a020| issue = 10| author1-link=Roger Adams }}</ref> Although it is highly toxic, Zn(CN)<sub>2</sub> is a solid, making it safer to work with than gaseous hydrogen cyanide (HCN).<ref name=Vol9>{{cite book|last1=Adams|first1=Roger|title=Organic Reactions, Volume 9|date=1957|publisher=John Wiley & Sons, Inc.|location=New York| pages = 38 & 53–54|isbn=9780471007265|doi=10.1002/0471264180.or009.02}}</ref> The Zn(CN)<sub>2</sub> reacts with the HCl to form the key HCN reactant and |
The [[Gattermann reaction]] can be simplified by replacing the HCN/AlCl<sub>3</sub> combination with [[zinc cyanide]] (Zn(CN)<sub>2</sub>).<ref name=simplfy>{{cite journal| author1 = Adams R. | last2=Levine | first2=I.| title = Simplification of the Gattermann Synthesis of Hydroxy Aldehydes| journal = [[J. Am. Chem. Soc.]]| year = 1923| volume = 45| pages = 2373–77| doi = 10.1021/ja01663a020| issue = 10| author1-link=Roger Adams }}</ref> Although it is highly toxic, Zn(CN)<sub>2</sub> is a solid, making it safer to work with than gaseous hydrogen cyanide (HCN).<ref name=Vol9>{{cite book|last1=Adams|first1=Roger|title=Organic Reactions, Volume 9|date=1957|publisher=John Wiley & Sons, Inc.|location=New York| pages = 38 & 53–54|isbn=9780471007265|doi=10.1002/0471264180.or009.02}}</ref> The Zn(CN)<sub>2</sub> reacts with the HCl to form the key HCN reactant and ZnCl<sub>2</sub> that serves as the Lewis-acid catalyst ''in-situ''. An example of the Zn(CN)<sub>2</sub> method is the synthesis of [[mesitaldehyde]] from mesitylene.<ref>{{OrgSynth| last1 =Fuson | first1=R. C. | last2=Horning |first2=E. C. |last3=Rowland |first3=S. P.|last4=Ward |first4=M. L.| title = Mesitaldehyde| collvol = 3| collvolpages = 549| year = 1955| doi=10.15227/orgsyn.023.0057}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Mesitylene was first prepared in 1837 by [[Robert Kane (chemist)|Robert Kane]], an Irish chemist, by heating acetone with concentrated sulfuric acid.<ref>Robert Kane (1839) [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_AuIcAQAAMAAJ/page/n589 <!-- pg=99 --> "On a series of combinations derived from pyroacetic spirit] [acetone]" ''Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy'', vol. 18, pages 99–125.</ref> He named his new substance "mesitylene" because the German chemist [[Carl Reichenbach]] had named acetone "mesit" (from the Greek μεσίτης, the mediator),<ref>Reichenbach's research is excerpted in: C. Reichenbach (1834) [https://books.google.com/books?id=P0s9AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA298 |
Mesitylene was first prepared in 1837 by [[Robert Kane (chemist)|Robert Kane]], an Irish chemist, by heating acetone with concentrated sulfuric acid.<ref>Robert Kane (1839) [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_AuIcAQAAMAAJ/page/n589 <!-- pg=99 --> "On a series of combinations derived from pyroacetic spirit] [acetone]" ''Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy'', vol. 18, pages 99–125.</ref> He named his new substance "mesitylene" because the German chemist [[Carl Reichenbach]] had named acetone "mesit" (from the Greek μεσίτης, the mediator),<ref>Reichenbach's research is excerpted in: C. Reichenbach (1834) [https://books.google.com/books?id=P0s9AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA298 "Ueber Mesit (Essiggeist) und Holzgeist"] (On mesit (spirit of vinegar) and wood spirits), ''Annalen der Pharmacie'', vol. 10, no. 3, pages 298–314.</ref> and Kane believed that his reaction had dehydrated mesit, converting it to an [[alkene]], "mesitylene".<ref>For an explanation of the original of the name "mesitylene", see also: Henry E. Roscoe, ''A Treatise on Chemistry'' (New York, New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1889), vol. III, [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_atXNAAAAMAAJ/page/n110 page 102], footnote 2.</ref> However, Kane's determination of the chemical composition ("empirical formula") of mesitylene was incorrect. The correct empirical formula was provided by [[August Wilhelm von Hofmann|August W. von Hofmann]] in 1849.<ref>A.W. Hofmann (1849) "On the composition of mesitilole [mesitylene], and some of its derivatives", ''The Quarterly Journal of the Chemical Society of London'', vol. 2, [https://books.google.com/books?id=oKAwAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA104 pages 104–115]. (Note: The empirical formula of mesitylene as stated in Hofmann's paper (C<sub>18</sub>H<sub>12</sub> ) is incorrect; however, this happened because Hofmann used 6 as the atomic weight of carbon, instead of the correct atomic weight of 12. Once the correct atomic weight is used in Hofmann's calculations, his results give the correct empirical formula of C<sub>9</sub>H<sub>12</sub>.)</ref> In 1866 [[Adolf von Baeyer]] gave a correct mesitylene's empirical formula; however, with a wrong structure of tetracyclo[3.1.1.1<sup>1,</sup>3.1<sup>3,5</sup>]nonane.<ref>Adolf von Baeyer (1866) [https://books.google.com/books?id=yYlKAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA297 "Ueber die Condensationsproducte des Acetons"] (On condensation products of acetone), ''Annalen der Chemie und Pharmacie'', vol. 140, pages 297–306.</ref> A conclusive proof that mesitylene was trimethylbenzene was provided by [[Albert Ladenburg]] in 1874; however, assuming wrong benzene structure of [[prismane]].<ref>Albert Ladenburg (1874) "Ueber das Mesitylen" (On mesitylene), ''Berichte der deutschen chemischen Gesellschaft'', vol. 7, pages 1133–1137. {{doi| 10.1002/cber.18740070261}}</ref> |
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File:Mesitylen by Adolf von Baeyer.png|Mesitylene by Adolf von Baeyer (tetracyclo[3.1.1.1<sup>1,</sup>3.1<sup>3,5</sup>]nonane) |
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File:Mesitylen by Albert Ladenburg.png|Mesitylene by Albert Ladenburg (1,2,6-trimethylprismane) |
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==Mesityl group== |
==Mesityl group== |
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The group (CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub>C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>2</sub>- is called '''mesityl''' (organic group symbol: Mes). Mesityl derivatives, e.g. [[tetramesityldiiron]], are typically prepared from the [[Grignard reagent]] (CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub>C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>2</sub>MgBr. Due to its large steric demand, the mesityl group is used as a large blocking group in asymmetric catalysis (to enhance diastereo- or enantioselectivity) and organometallic chemistry (to stabilize low oxidation state or low coordination number metal centers). Larger analogues with even greater steric demand, for example '''2,6-diisopropylphenyl''' (Dipp) and the analogously named '''Tripp''' ((<sup>i</sup>Pr)<sub>3</sub>C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>2</sub>, Is) and '''supermesityl''' ((''<sup>t</sup>''Bu)<sub>3</sub>C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>2</sub>, Mes*) groups, may be even more effective toward achieving these goals. |
The group (CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub>C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>2</sub>- is called '''mesityl''' (organic group symbol: Mes). Mesityl derivatives, e.g. [[tetramesityldiiron]], are typically prepared from the [[Grignard reagent]] (CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub>C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>2</sub>MgBr.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Isoodurene|author=Lee Irvin Smith|journal=Org. Synth.|year=1931|volume=11|page=66|doi=10.15227/orgsyn.011.0066}}</ref> Due to its large steric demand, the mesityl group is used as a large blocking group in asymmetric catalysis (to enhance diastereo- or enantioselectivity) and organometallic chemistry (to stabilize low oxidation state or low coordination number metal centers). Larger analogues with even greater steric demand, for example '''2,6-diisopropylphenyl''' (Dipp) and the analogously named '''Tripp''' ((<sup>i</sup>Pr)<sub>3</sub>C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>2</sub>, Is) and '''supermesityl''' ((''<sup>t</sup>''Bu)<sub>3</sub>C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>2</sub>, Mes*) groups, may be even more effective toward achieving these goals. |
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==Safety and the environment== |
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Mesitylene is also a major urban [[volatile organic compound]] (VOC) which results from [[combustion]]. It plays a significant role in aerosol and [[tropospheric ozone]] formation as well as other reactions in [[atmospheric chemistry]]. |
Mesitylene is also a major urban [[volatile organic compound]] (VOC) which results from [[combustion]]. It plays a significant role in aerosol and [[tropospheric ozone]] formation as well as other reactions in [[atmospheric chemistry]].{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} |
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==References== |
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1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene[1] | |||
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| C9H12 | |||
| Molar mass | 120.19 g/mol | ||
| Appearance | Colorless liquid[2] | ||
| Odor | Distinctive, aromatic[2] | ||
| Density | 0.8637 g/cm3 at 20 °C | ||
| Melting point | −44.8 °C (−48.6 °F; 228.3 K) | ||
| Boiling point | 164.7 °C (328.5 °F; 437.8 K) | ||
| 0.002% (20°C)[2] | |||
| Vapor pressure | 2 mmHg (20°C)[2] | ||
| -92.32·10−6 cm3/mol | |||
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| Flash point | 50 °C; 122 °F; 323 K[2] | ||
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Mesitylene or 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene is a derivative of benzene with three methyl substituents positioned symmetrically around the ring. The other two isomeric trimethylbenzenes are 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene (pseudocumene) and 1,2,3-trimethylbenzene (hemimellitene). All three compounds have the formula C6H3(CH3)3, which is commonly abbreviated C6H3Me3. Mesitylene is a colorless liquid with sweet aromatic odor. It is a component of coal tar, which is its traditional source. It is a precursor to diverse fine chemicals. The mesityl group (Mes) is a substituent with the formula C6H2Me3 and is found in various other compounds.[4]
Preparation
[edit]Mesitylene is prepared by transalkylation of xylene over solid acid catalyst:[4]
- 2 C6H4(CH3)2 ⇌ C6H3(CH3)3 + C6H5CH3
- C6H4(CH3)2 + CH3OH → C6H3(CH3)3 + H2O
Although impractical, it could be prepared by trimerization of propyne, also requiring an acid catalyst, yields a mixture of 1,3,5- and 1,2,4-trimethylbenzenes.
Trimerization of acetone via aldol condensation, which is catalyzed and dehydrated by sulfuric acid is another method of synthesizing mesitylene.[5]
Reactions
[edit]Oxidation of mesitylene with nitric acid yields trimesic acid, C6H3(COOH)3. Using manganese dioxide, a milder oxidising agent, 3,5-dimethylbenzaldehyde is formed. Mesitylene is oxidised by trifluoroperacetic acid to produce mesitol (2,4,6-trimethylphenol).[6] Bromination occurs readily, giving mesityl bromide:[7]
- (CH3)3C6H3 + Br2 → (CH3)3C6H2Br + HBr
Mesitylene is a ligand in organometallic chemistry, one example being the organomolybdenum complex [(η6-C6H3Me3)Mo(CO)3][8] which can be prepared from molybdenum hexacarbonyl.
Applications
[edit]Mesitylene is mainly used as a precursor to 2,4,6-trimethylaniline, a precursor to colorants. This derivative is prepared by selective mononitration of mesitylene, avoiding oxidation of the methyl groups.[9]
Niche uses
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Mesitylene is used in the laboratory as a specialty solvent. In the electronics industry, mesitylene has been used as a developer for photopatternable silicones due to its solvent properties.
The three aromatic hydrogen atoms of mesitylene are in identical chemical shift environments. Therefore, they only give a single peak near 6.8 ppm in the 1H NMR spectrum; the same is also true for the nine methyl protons, which give a singlet near 2.3 ppm. For this reason, mesitylene is sometimes used as an internal standard in NMR samples that contain aromatic protons.[10]
Uvitic acid is obtained by oxidizing mesitylene or by condensing pyruvic acid with baryta water.[11]
The Gattermann reaction can be simplified by replacing the HCN/AlCl3 combination with zinc cyanide (Zn(CN)2).[12] Although it is highly toxic, Zn(CN)2 is a solid, making it safer to work with than gaseous hydrogen cyanide (HCN).[13] The Zn(CN)2 reacts with the HCl to form the key HCN reactant and ZnCl2 that serves as the Lewis-acid catalyst in-situ. An example of the Zn(CN)2 method is the synthesis of mesitaldehyde from mesitylene.[14]
History
[edit]Mesitylene was first prepared in 1837 by Robert Kane, an Irish chemist, by heating acetone with concentrated sulfuric acid.[15] He named his new substance "mesitylene" because the German chemist Carl Reichenbach had named acetone "mesit" (from the Greek μεσίτης, the mediator),[16] and Kane believed that his reaction had dehydrated mesit, converting it to an alkene, "mesitylene".[17] However, Kane's determination of the chemical composition ("empirical formula") of mesitylene was incorrect. The correct empirical formula was provided by August W. von Hofmann in 1849.[18] In 1866 Adolf von Baeyer gave a correct mesitylene's empirical formula; however, with a wrong structure of tetracyclo[3.1.1.11,3.13,5]nonane.[19] A conclusive proof that mesitylene was trimethylbenzene was provided by Albert Ladenburg in 1874; however, assuming wrong benzene structure of prismane.[20]
- Historical mesitylene structures
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Mesitylene by Adolf von Baeyer (tetracyclo[3.1.1.11,3.13,5]nonane) -
Mesitylene by Albert Ladenburg (1,2,6-trimethylprismane)
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Mesityl group
[edit]The group (CH3)3C6H2- is called mesityl (organic group symbol: Mes). Mesityl derivatives, e.g. tetramesityldiiron, are typically prepared from the Grignard reagent (CH3)3C6H2MgBr.[21] Due to its large steric demand, the mesityl group is used as a large blocking group in asymmetric catalysis (to enhance diastereo- or enantioselectivity) and organometallic chemistry (to stabilize low oxidation state or low coordination number metal centers). Larger analogues with even greater steric demand, for example 2,6-diisopropylphenyl (Dipp) and the analogously named Tripp ((iPr)3C6H2, Is) and supermesityl ((tBu)3C6H2, Mes*) groups, may be even more effective toward achieving these goals.
Safety and the environment
[edit]Mesitylene is also a major urban volatile organic compound (VOC) which results from combustion. It plays a significant role in aerosol and tropospheric ozone formation as well as other reactions in atmospheric chemistry.[citation needed]
References
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- ^ Chambers, Richard D. (2004). "Functional Compounds Containing Oxygen, Sulphur or Nitrogen and their Derivatives". Fluorine in Organic Chemistry. CRC Press. pp. 242–243. ISBN 9780849317903.
- ^ Lee Irvin Smith (1931). "Bromomesitylene". Org. Synth. 11: 24. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.011.0024.
- ^ Girolami, G. S.; Rauchfuss, T. B. and Angelici, R. J., Synthesis and Technique in Inorganic Chemistry, University Science Books: Mill Valley, CA, 1999. ISBN 0-93570248-2.
- ^ Gerald Booth (2007). "Nitro Compounds, Aromatic". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a17_411. ISBN 978-3527306732.
- ^ "Mesitylene (1,3,5-Trimethyl Benzene)".
- ^ "Definition of uvitic acid". merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
- ^ Adams R.; Levine, I. (1923). "Simplification of the Gattermann Synthesis of Hydroxy Aldehydes". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 45 (10): 2373–77. doi:10.1021/ja01663a020.
- ^ Adams, Roger (1957). Organic Reactions, Volume 9. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. pp. 38 & 53–54. doi:10.1002/0471264180.or009.02. ISBN 9780471007265.
- ^ Fuson, R. C.; Horning, E. C.; Rowland, S. P.; Ward, M. L. (1955). "Mesitaldehyde". Organic Syntheses. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.023.0057; Collected Volumes, vol. 3, p. 549.
- ^ Robert Kane (1839) "On a series of combinations derived from pyroacetic spirit [acetone]" Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy, vol. 18, pages 99–125.
- ^ Reichenbach's research is excerpted in: C. Reichenbach (1834) "Ueber Mesit (Essiggeist) und Holzgeist" (On mesit (spirit of vinegar) and wood spirits), Annalen der Pharmacie, vol. 10, no. 3, pages 298–314.
- ^ For an explanation of the original of the name "mesitylene", see also: Henry E. Roscoe, A Treatise on Chemistry (New York, New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1889), vol. III, page 102, footnote 2.
- ^ A.W. Hofmann (1849) "On the composition of mesitilole [mesitylene], and some of its derivatives", The Quarterly Journal of the Chemical Society of London, vol. 2, pages 104–115. (Note: The empirical formula of mesitylene as stated in Hofmann's paper (C18H12 ) is incorrect; however, this happened because Hofmann used 6 as the atomic weight of carbon, instead of the correct atomic weight of 12. Once the correct atomic weight is used in Hofmann's calculations, his results give the correct empirical formula of C9H12.)
- ^ Adolf von Baeyer (1866) "Ueber die Condensationsproducte des Acetons" (On condensation products of acetone), Annalen der Chemie und Pharmacie, vol. 140, pages 297–306.
- ^ Albert Ladenburg (1874) "Ueber das Mesitylen" (On mesitylene), Berichte der deutschen chemischen Gesellschaft, vol. 7, pages 1133–1137. doi:10.1002/cber.18740070261
- ^ Lee Irvin Smith (1931). "Isoodurene". Org. Synth. 11: 66. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.011.0066.