o-xylene is actually an aromatic organic compound. It may also be named as o-methyl toluene.( for further simplicity you may consider it as the compound formed when two consecutive H atoms of the Benzene nucleus gets replaced by two methyl groups.)
2006-10-17 04:24:34 · 2 answers · asked by s0u1 reaver 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
One page I could find with some reactions of o-xylene is the following:
http://www.orgsyn.org/orgsyn/chemname.asp?nameID=49983
Hope it helps you!
Good luck!
2006-10-17 05:00:36 · answer #1 · answered by CHESSLARUS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
o-xylene can undergo several main types of reaction, all at http://www.chemguide.co.uk/
1. Electrophilic substitution, replacement of one of the aromatic hydrogens by another substituent e.g. Halogenation, nitration, Friedel-Crafts acylation/alkylation.
2. Halogenation of methyl via a radical mechanism.
3. Oxidation of methyl groups (Chromic acid)
4. Reduction of aromatic ring using a single electron reduction (sodium in liquid ammonia)
Should be enough to get you started :-)
2006-10-17 04:48:02 · answer #2 · answered by drcjs_007 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋