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[Post New] 8 Oct 2009 16:51:36 IST
   Subject: Among p-xylene, o-xylene, and m-xylene , m-xylene is the most stable one and has higher melting poin
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ch3 is electron donating group and makes the oh group unstable when present at o & p position whereas it is not so with m. m-xylene has least dipole moment and has efficient packing and hence high m.p.
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