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2,2-Dimethyl-5,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-dioxane

CAS Registry Number®

770-74-1

CAS Name

2,2-Dimethyl-5,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-dioxane

Molecular Formula

C8H16O4

Molecular Mass

176.21

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    135 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H16O4/c1-7(2)11-5-8(3-9,4-10)6-12-7/h9-10H,3-6H2,1-2H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=RECJHOHNSXVBQN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(O)C1(CO)COC(C)(C)OC1

Canonical SMILES

OCC1(CO)COC(OC1)(C)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • 1,3-Dioxane-5,5-dimethanol, 2,2-dimethyl-
  • m-Dioxane-5,5-dimethanol, 2,2-dimethyl-
  • 2,2-Dimethyl-1,3-dioxane-5,5-dimethanol
  • 2,2-Dimethyl-5,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-dioxane
  • NSC 650609

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