Question

I want to differentiate between ortho , meta and para Xylene . can anyone help me out how to proceed?​

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Answer:

ortho-Xylene which has the highest boiling point, is separated as the bottom distillate; para-xylene is separated by continuous crystallization or adsorption from the mixed xylenes or isomerized from the meta-xylene/para-xylene distillate; and meta-xylene is obtained by selective crystallization or solvent extraction ...