单词 | ethylbenzene |
释义 | > as lemmasethylbenzene ethylbenzene n. [compare French éthylbenzine (M. Berthelot 1867, in Ann. de chim. et de phys. 12 78)] a liquid hydrocarbon which occurs naturally in coal tar and petroleum, and is made synthetically for use in the production of polystyrene.Formula: C6H5CH2CH3. ΚΠ 1867 Laboratory 22 June 223/1 Ethyl-benzol is sharply distinguishable from xylol or dimethyl-benzol by furnishing benzoic acid when oxidised.] 1868 H. Watts Dict. Chem. V. 1057 Ethylbenzene is slowly attacked by bromine, forming monobromo-ethylbenzene, which is a liquid boiling at about 200°. 1934 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 38 315 Higher aromatic hydrocarbons such as ethyl-benzene, pseudo-cumene and mesitylene have been synthesised and used..as fuel for aviation engines. 2008 E. Royte Bottlemania vii. 139 Plastic-making also generates emissions of nickel, ethylbenzene, ethylene oxide, and benzene. < as lemmas |
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