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1,4-Cyclohexanedimethanol

mixture of cis and trans, 99%

Synonym(s):

1,4-Bis(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexane, mixture of cis and trans

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Linear Formula:
C6H10(CH2OH)2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
144.21
Beilstein:
1902271
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor density

5 (vs air)

Quality Level

Assay

99%

autoignition temp.

584 °F

bp

283 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

OCC1CCC(CO)CC1

InChI

1S/C8H16O2/c9-5-7-1-2-8(6-10)4-3-7/h7-10H,1-6H2

InChI key

YIMQCDZDWXUDCA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

1,4-Cyclohexanedimethano is extensively used as cross-linking reagent in polymer industry.

Application

1,4-Cyclohexanedimethanol has been used in the synthesis of polyketal copolymers. It was used as diol comonomer during the synthesis of polyester-carbonates based on 1,3-propylene-co-1,4-cyclohexanedimethylene succinate.

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Corrosion

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

321.8 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

161 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Pingfan Li et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), (36)(36), 5412-5414 (2009-09-03)
The silica gel absorbed amino acid salt catalyzed asymmetric intramolecular Robinson annulation reaction has been developed; up to 97% ee was obtained with this readily recoverable organocatalyst.
Pu Wang et al.
Biomaterials science, 6(5), 1262-1270 (2018-04-17)
One of the major challenges in anticancer therapy is the poor penetration of anticancer drugs into tumors, especially in solid tumors, resulting in decreased therapeutic efficacy in vivo. To solve some of these problems, in this study, a dual-responsive polymeric
S L Sendelbeck et al.
Drug metabolism and disposition: the biological fate of chemicals, 13(3), 291-295 (1985-05-01)
Disposition of the 14C-labeled bioerodible polymer poly(2,2-dioxy-cis,trans-1,4-cyclohexane dimethylene tetrahydrofuran) (ALZAMER C101ct) and its ultimate hydrolysis products, 4-hydroxybutyrate (4HB) and cis,trans-1,4-bis(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexane (CHDM), was assessed in vivo in rats 24 hr after sc administration of the 14C-labeled polymer or hydrolysis products. The
Eric J Moskala
Medical device technology, 14(3), 12-16 (2003-06-07)
Gamma irradiation affects colour, most notably b, and total transmittance of all of the copolyesters used in this study. The changes in colour and total transmittance increase with increasing dose level and CHDM content of the copolyester. These changes are
Mingliang Ding et al.
Biodegradation, 23(1), 127-132 (2011-07-07)
Enzymatic hydrolytic degradation of polybutylene succinate (PBS), poly(polybutylenesuccinate-co-1,4-cyclohexane dimethanol) (PBS/CHDM) and poly(polybutylene succinate-co-diglycolic acid) (PBS/DGA) in mixed solvent of tetrahydrofuran (THF) and toluene was examined. Lipase was used as catalyst to degrade polymers with molecular weight of more than 100,000

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