Names:

• p-Xylene
• p-Xylol
• 1,4-Dimethylbenzene

 

para-Xylene is this weeks MOTW! p-Xylene was first isolated in 1850 from wood distillate! p-Xylene is extremely toxic and is one of the most produced petrochemicals today. It is also used as a precursor to making monomers that are used to make plastic bottles, and polyester!