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In the first stage of the Hock process, this molecule is alkylated with propylene to form cumene. (10[1])This compound is the (10[1])lightest in a mixture produced through the catalytic reforming of naphtha called BTX. A methylated derivative of this compound is nitrated three times to produce TNT. (10[1])A different derivative (-5[3])of this compound (-5[1])with two methyl substituents may be prefixed ortho-, meta-, or para- and is called xylene. (10[2])Each carbon-carbon bond in this compound has a bond order of 1.5 due to the delocalization of its six pi electrons. For 10 points, a circle inside a hexagon symbolizes what aromatic compound (10[1])with the formula C6H6? ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

ANSWER: benzene [prompt on C6H6 until read] (The second line refers to toluene.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentPositionValue
Christian HumeniukMcMaster AToronto E1610
Michael XuMcMaster BToronto I2010
James XiaoToronto AMcMaster C4610
Ethen SunToronto CBrock A49-5
Brendan BridleQueen's AToronto G49-5
Will MarcotteToronto DWaterloo B49-5
Dawson TeuWaterloo AToronto B52-5
Sicheng JiangToronto HGuelph A6710
Jeremy KimToronto FWaterloo C6710
Aleksa MisicWaterloo BToronto D10010
Andrew LinToronto GQueen's A1050
Stephen OttewellToronto BWaterloo A10510

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