One use of this chemical is as a solvent for fullerenes, which gives a bright purple solution.
This chemical undergoes an ene reaction with chromyl chloride followed by a 2,3-sigmatropic rearrangement to give benzaldehyde in the Étard reaction. It's not methylene diphenyl, but the diisocyanate of this chemical is used in the manufacture of polyurethane foam. This aromatic chemical is used as an octane booster in petrol. One use of this chemical is as a solvent for fullerenes, which gives a bright purple solution. For 10 points, name this chemical with systematic name methylbenzene which is trinitrated to give TNT.
This chemical undergoes an ene reaction with chromyl chloride followed by a 2,3-sigmatropic rearrangement to give benzaldehyde in the Étard reaction.
{Toluene} (accept ‘methylbenzene’ before it is said)