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1,4-Benzenedimethanol

99%

Synonym(s):

p-Phenylene dicarbinol, p-Phenylenedimethanol, p-Xylene-α,α′-diol, p-Xylylene dialcohol, NSC 5097

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Linear Formula:
C6H4(CH2OH)2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
138.16
Beilstein:
2042077
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

99%

form

powder

bp

138-143 °C/1 mmHg (lit.)

mp

114-118 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

OCc1ccc(CO)cc1

InChI

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

InChI key

BWVAOONFBYYRHY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

1,4-Benzenedimethanol acts as a chain extender to prepare dimethylsiloxane-urea-urethane copolymers.

Application

1,4-Benzenedimethanol can be used to prepare:
  • Poly(6-methyl-ε-caprolactone), which is a key intermediate for the synthesis of polylactide based thermoplastic elastomers.
  • A Highly cross-linked polymer named HCP−BDM (hyper cross-linked polymer-1,4-benzenedimethanol) via Friedel−Crafts alkylation in the presence of Lewis acid.
  • Sulfonated polynuclear aromatic resins.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Synthesis of the sulfonated condensed polynuclear aromatic (S-COPNA) resins as strong protonic acids
Tanemura K, et al.
Tetrahedron, 67(6), 1314-1319 (2011)
Microporous organic polymers synthesized by self-condensation of aromatic hydroxymethyl monomers
Luo Y, et al.
Polym. Chem., 4(4), 1126-1131 (2013)
Polylactide-poly (6-methyl-ε-caprolactone)-polylactide thermoplastic elastomers
Martello MT and Hillmyer M A
Macromolecules, 44(21), 8537-8545 (2011)
Tiejun Ge et al.
Polymers, 11(8) (2019-08-03)
In this experiment, terephthalyl alcohol was used as a modifier to modify phenol under both acidic and alkaline conditions to obtain modified phenols with different molecular structures. Subsequently, the modified phenols reacted with paraformaldehyde in an alkaline environment. After foaming
Takumi Ishida et al.
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To investigate organic field-effect transistor (OFET) properties, a new thienoacene-type molecule, 4,14-dihexyldinaphtho[2,3-d:2',3'-d']anthra[1,2-b:5,6-b']dithiophene (C6-DNADT), consisting of π-conjugated nine aromatic rings and two hexyl chains along the longitudinal molecular axis has been successfully synthesized by sequential reactions, including Negishi coupling, epoxidation, and

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