With a simple proton NMR spectrum comprising two signals due to the 2 aromatic hydrogens ( 2H ) and four methyl groups ( 12H ), durene is used as an internal standard.
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Given the mesh nylon worn across the NBA did not allow for pinstripes, the jerseys were made out of durene, a material with cotton on the underside and polyester bonded on the outside.
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Due to the additional number of reactors, traditional methanol to gasoline processes include inefficiencies such as the additional cost and energy loss of condensing and evaporating the methanol prior to feeding it to the durene reduction unit.
