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Merck
CN

B3000

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
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
209-641-2
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
2042077
MDL number:
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Product Name

1,4-Benzenedimethanol, 99%

SMILES string

OCc1ccc(CO)cc1

InChI key

BWVAOONFBYYRHY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

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

assay

99%

form

powder

bp

138-143 °C/1 mmHg (lit.)

mp

114-118 °C (lit.)

Quality Level

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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.

General description

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

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)


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Polydimethylsiloxane-urea-urethane copolymers with 1, 4-benzenedimethanol as chain extender
Ho T, et al.
Macromolecules, 26, 7029-7036 (1993)
Synthesis of the sulfonated condensed polynuclear aromatic (S-COPNA) resins as strong protonic acids
Tanemura K, et al.
Tetrahedron, 67(6), 1314-1319 (2011)
Jinsil Kim et al.
Polymers, 12(4) (2020-04-25)
A functional polyurethane based on the heterocyclic group was synthesized and its self-healing and mechanical properties were examined. To synthesize a heterocyclic polyurethane, a polyol and a heterocyclic compound with di-hydroxyl groups at both ends were blended and the blended
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

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