2,5-Dimethylbenzenesulfonic acid dihydrate Chemical Properties

Melting point:

86°C

Boiling point:

290.72°C (rough estimate)

Density 

1.3286 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.5081 (estimate)

storage temp. 

2-8°C

Water Solubility 

Soluble in water

form 

powder to crystal

pka

-0.47±0.30(Predicted)

color 

White to Light yellow to Light red

Sensitive 

Hygroscopic

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H10O3S/c1-6-3-4-7(2)8(5-6)12(9,10)11/h3-5H,1-2H3,(H,9,10,11)

InChIKey

IRLYGRLEBKCYPY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C1(S(O)(=O)=O)=CC(C)=CC=C1C

CAS DataBase Reference

609-54-1(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

Benzenesulfonic acid, 2,5-dimethyl- (609-54-1)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/38

Safety Statements 

26

WGK Germany 

3

TSCA 

Yes

HS Code 

2904.10.3700

MSDS

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2,5-Dimethylbenzenesulfonic acid dihydrate Usage And Synthesis

Uses

Reagent for serum cholesterol determination.

Production Methods

2,5-Dimethylbenzenesulfonic acid dihydrate is obtained by sulfonating p-xylene with 93% sulfuric acid and removing the water by distillation.

2,5-Dimethylbenzenesulfonic acid dihydrate(609-54-1)Related Product Information

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