Vibrational, electronic, spectroscopic properties, and NBO analysis of p-xylene, 3,6-difluoro-p-xylene, 3,6-dichloro-p-xylene and 3,6-dibromo-pxylene: DFT study [PDF]
Heliyon, 2020 This study explains the vibration and interaction of p-xylene and effect of three elements (fluorine, chlorine and bromine) of the halogen family substitution on it.
Emmanuel A. Bisong +8 more
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Absorption of pressurized methane in normal and supercooled p-xylene revealed via high-resolution neutron imaging [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Supercooling of liquids leads to peculiarities which are scarcely studied under high-pressure conditions. Here, we report the surface tension, solubility, diffusivity, and partial molar volume for normal and supercooled liquid solutions of methane with p-
Ondřej Vopička +4 more
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p-Xylene Oxidation to Terephthalic Acid: New Trends [PDF]
Molecules, 2023 Large-scale terephthalic acid production from the oxidation of p-xylene is an especially important process in the polyester industry, as it is mainly used in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) manufacturing, a polymer that is widely used in fibers, films ...
Hugo M. Lapa, Luísa M. D. R. S. Martins
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Synthesis and Characterization of Nitro-p-xylenes [PDF]
Molecules, 2005 In this paper we elected to nitrate p-xylene because this compound has onlyone mononitro- and trinitro- isomer. Trinitro-p-xylene was used as a starting material forthe synthesis of other compounds in subsequent work.
Y. Kai-Bei +4 more
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Crystal structure of p-xylene@silicalite-1 [PDF]
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic CommunicationsThe crystal structure of a highly loaded complex of silicalite-1 (SL-1) with eight molecules of p-xylene per unit cell has been solved by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
In-Chul Hwang
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Electrochemical and colorimetric sensing of P-xylene using doped C60 fullerenes: a dual approach to medical and environmental applications [PDF]
Scientific ReportsP-xylene is a type of aromatic hydrocarbon that has growing biomedical and environmental importance. It has been identified as a putative biomarker for prostate cancer and its fast and selective detection in biological fluids (especially urine and blood)
Tareq Nafea Alharby +2 more
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Synergistic effect of acidity and extraframework position in faujasite on renewable p-xylene production [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2018 p-Xylene is a commodity chemical used for the manufacture of plastic bottles and textiles. For the biomass-based route from 2,5-dimethylfuran (DMF) and ethylene, the properties of the catalyst such as acidity effect, product selectivity and catalyst ...
Eyas Mahmoud
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The Crystal Structure and Morphology of 2,4,6,8,10,12-Hexanitro-2,4,6,8,10,12-hexaazaisowurtzitane (CL-20) p-Xylene Solvate: A Joint Experimental and Simulation Study [PDF]
Molecules, 2014 The crystal structure of 2,4,6,8,10,12-hexanitro-2,4,6,8,10,12-hexaazaiso-wurtzitane (CL-20) p-xylene solvate, and the solvent effects on the crystal faces of CL-20 were studied through a combined experimental and theoretical method.
Fanfan Shen +4 more
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Biotransformation of p-xylene into terephthalic acid by engineered Escherichia coli [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2017 Terephthalic acid (TPA) is an important commodity chemical typically produced from the oxidation of fossil fuel-derivedp-xylene (pX) at high temperature and pressure.
Zi Wei Luo, Sang Yup Lee
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Distortion dependent intersystem crossing: A femtosecond time-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy study of benzene, toluene, and p-xylene [PDF]
Structural Dynamics, 2017 The competition between ultrafast intersystem crossing and internal conversion in benzene, toluene, and p-xylene is investigated with time-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy and quantum chemical calculations.
Anne B. Stephansen, Theis I. Sølling
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