What is "trimethylbenzenes"

n. (plural of trimethylbenzene English)

The trimethylbenzenes constitute a group of substances of aromatic hydrocarbons, which structure consists of a benzene ring with three methyl groups (–CH) as a substituent. Through their different arrangement, they form three structural isomers with the molecular formula CH. They also belong to the group of C-benzenes. The best-known isomer is mesitylene.

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" |- | class="hintergrundfarbe6" colspan="4" | Trimethylbenzenes |- | class="hintergrundfarbe5" align="left" | name | Hemellitene || Pseudocumene || Mesitylene |- | class="hintergrundfarbe5" align="left" | other names | 1,2,3-Trimethylbenzene
vic.-Trimethylbenzene || 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene
asym.-Trimethylbenzene || 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene
sym.-Trimethylbenzene |- | class="hintergrundfarbe5" align="left" | structural formula | || || |- | class="hintergrundfarbe5" align="left" | CAS-number | 526-73-8 || 95-63-6 || 108-67-8 |}