4-Methylcatechol

CAS Registry Number®

452-86-8

CAS Name

4-Methylcatechol

Molecular Formula

C7H8O2

Molecular Mass

124.14

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    244 °C @ Press: 744 Torr

  • Melting Point (2)

    65 °C

  • Density (3)

    1.1287 g/cm³ @ Temp: 73.6000390625 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C7H8O2/c1-5-2-3-6(8)7(9)4-5/h2-4,8-9H,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=ZBCATMYQYDCTIZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

OC1=C(O)C=CC(C)=C1

Canonical SMILES

OC1=CC=C(C=C1O)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • 1,2-Benzenediol, 4-methyl-
  • Pyrocatechol, 4-methyl-
  • 4-Methyl-1,2-benzenediol
  • Homocatechol
  • Homopyrocatechol

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