1,2-Benzenedimethanol

CAS Registry Number®

612-14-6

CAS Name

1,2-Benzenedimethanol

Molecular Formula

C8H10O2

Molecular Mass

138.16

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    140 °C @ Press: 0.8 Torr

  • Melting Point (2)

    63-64 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

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

InChIKey

InChIKey=XMUZQOKACOLCSS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

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

Canonical SMILES

OCC=1C=CC=CC1CO

Other Names for this Substance

  • 1,2-Benzenedimethanol
  • o-Xylene-α,α′-diol
  • Phthalyl alcohol
  • o-Xylylene glycol
  • 1,2-Bis(hydroxymethyl)benzene

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