C₃-Benzenes

The C₃-benzenes are a class of organic aromatic compounds which contain a benzene ring and three other carbon atoms. For the hydrocarbons with no further unsaturation, there are four isomers. The chemical formula for all the saturated isomers is C₉H₁₂.

There are three trimethylbenzenes, three ethylmetylbenzenes, and two propylbenzene isomers. Petrol (gasoline) can contain 3-4% C₃-benzenes.[1]

• Hemellitene
• Pseudocumene
• Mesitylene
• 1,2-Ethylmethylbenzene
• 1,3-Ethylmethylbenzene
• 1,4-Ethylmethylbenzene
• Cumene
• n-Propylbenzene

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  1,2,3-trimethylbenzene or Hemellitene
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  1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene or Pseudocumene
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  1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene or Mesitylene
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  1,2-Ethylmethylbenzene
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  1,3-Ethylmethylbenzene
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  1,4-Ethylmethylbenzene
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  Cumene
• 
  n-Propylbenzene

References

1. Kostecki, Paul T.; Calabrese, Edward J. (1993). Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soils. CRC Press. p. 217. ISBN 9781566700184.