3,5-Dimethyl-1,2-benzenediol

CAS Registry Number®

2785-75-3

CAS Name

3,5-Dimethyl-1,2-benzenediol

Molecular Formula

C8H10O2

Molecular Mass

138.16

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    103-106 °C @ Press: 0.1 Torr

  • Melting Point (2)

    72 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H10O2/c1-5-3-6(2)8(10)7(9)4-5/h3-4,9-10H,1-2H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=YGLVLWAMIJMBPF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

OC1=C(C)C=C(C)C=C1O

Canonical SMILES

OC=1C=C(C=C(C1O)C)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • 1,2-Benzenediol, 3,5-dimethyl-
  • Pyrocatechol, 3,5-dimethyl-
  • 3,5-Dimethyl-1,2-benzenediol
  • 3,5-Dimethylpyrocatechol
  • 3,5-Dimethylcatechol

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