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Title: Xylene
Post by: millerst on November 22, 2008, 10:38:27 AM

Why won't xylene react with potassium permanganate and bromine water?

Title: Re: Xylene
Post by: azmanam on November 22, 2008, 02:30:46 PM

What's special about the structure of xylene?

It has double bonds, but what are those double bonds different from other double bonds?

Title: Re: Xylene
Post by: 7453K on November 25, 2008, 08:04:17 PM

sligghhhttly off topic, but would potassium permanganate react with alcohols? because i know its used as a stainer in inks...