Meaning of durylic acid | Babel Free
Definitions
An acid derived from durene, C₁₀H₁₂O₂, that forms needlelike crystals.
uncountable, usually
Examples
“formed from durene and durylic acid by prolonged boiling with dilute nitric acid, crystallises in long transparent prisms, and sublimes at a high temperature.”
“The process consists in the transformation of the ketone by sodium hypobromite into durylic acid, and the subsequent oxidation of the latter with potassium permanganate.”
“Durylic acid may give a small amount of nitrotrimethylbenzene when nitrated with strong nitric acid while prehnitenecarboxylic acid forms dinitroprenitene quantitatively with fuming nitric acid and sulfuric acid at 10°.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.