1,4-Benzenedimethanol

CAS Registry Number®

589-29-7
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CAS Name

1,4-Benzenedimethanol

Molecular Formula

C8H10O2

Molecular Mass

138.16

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    118.0-119.4 °C

  • Melting Point (2)

    117.5 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H10O2/c9-5-7-1-2-8(6-10)4-3-7/h1-4,9-10H,5-6H2

InChIKey

InChIKey=BWVAOONFBYYRHY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(O)C1=CC=C(CO)C=C1

Canonical SMILES

OCC1=CC=C(C=C1)CO

Other Names for this Substance

  • 1,4-Benzenedimethanol
  • p-Xylene-α,α′-diol
  • Terephthalyl alcohol
  • p-Xylylenediol
  • p-Xylylene-α,α′-diol

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