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2,5-Dihydroxyterephthalic acid

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Synonym(s):

2,5-Dihydroxy-1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid

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Linear Formula:
(HO)2C6H2-1,4-(CO2H)2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
198.13
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
26111700
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.23

Assay

98%

form

solid

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SMILES string

OC(=O)c1cc(O)c(cc1O)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C8H6O6/c9-5-1-3(7(11)12)6(10)2-4(5)8(13)14/h1-2,9-10H,(H,11,12)(H,13,14)

InChI key

OYFRNYNHAZOYNF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

2,5-dihydroxyterephthalic acid (DHTA)is prepared by bromine/sulphuric acid mediated aromatization of diethyl succinoylsucinate, followed by hydrolysis.
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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

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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Andreea Gheorghe et al.
Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003), 48(27), 10043-10050 (2019-06-08)
Supramolecular isomerism of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) is known for several MOF structures, having direct implications on the properties of these materials. Although the synthesis of MOF isomers is mainly serendipitous in nature, achieving controlled formation of a target framework is
Improvement of surface wettability and interfacial adhesion ability of poly(p-phenylene benzobisoxazole) (PBO) fiber by incorporation of 2,5-dihydroxyterephthalic acid (DHTA)
Zhang T, et al.
Eur. Polymer J., 45(1) null
Tiefeng Wang et al.
Journal of separation science, 42(8), 1600-1609 (2019-02-09)
In this study, magnetized MOF-74 (Ni) was prepared using an ultrasound-assisted synthesis method. This novel functional magnetic adsorbent was characterized using various techniques. Using the prepared material as adsorbents, a magnetic solid-phase extraction method coupled with high-performance liquid chromatography was
Linjie Wang et al.
Journal of colloid and interface science, 554, 260-268 (2019-07-14)
In the present study, the ZnO-porous carbon (ZnO-C) composites were prepared by pyrolyzing MOF-74 (Zn) precursor at different pyrolysis temperatures. The ZnO-C composites were endowed with ultrafast organic dye adsorption capability and promising supercapacitance properties due to the existence of
Synthesis and properties of functionalized polybenzimidazoles for high-temperature PEMFCs
Yu S and Benicewicz BC
Macromolecules, 42(22), 8640-8648 (2009)

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