2,5-Dihydroxy-1,4-dioxane-2,5-dimethanol Chemical Properties

Melting point:

75-80 °C(lit.)

Boiling point:

232.96°C (rough estimate)

Density 

1.2805 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.5730 (estimate)

FEMA 

4033 | DIHYDROXYACETONE

storage temp. 

2-8°C

solubility 

DMSO (Slightly), Water (Slightly)

form 

Powder

pka

11.11±0.40(Predicted)

color 

White to Off-white

Odor

at 100.00 %. sweet cooling

Odor Type

cooling

Water Solubility 

Soluble in ethanol, ethyl ether, acetone. Slightly soluble in water. Insoluble in ligroin.

Sensitive 

Hygroscopic

Merck 

14,3182

JECFA Number

1716

BRN 

112910

Stability:

Stable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents. Protect from moisture.

LogP

-0.951 (est)

CAS DataBase Reference

62147-49-3(CAS DataBase Reference)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-36

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

UC1645000

TSCA 

Yes

HS Code 

29144000

MSDS

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2,5-Dihydroxy-1,4-dioxane-2,5-dimethanol Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Off-whitepowde

Uses

1,3-Dihydroxyacetone dimer is used as a catalytic agent and petrochemical additive. It is also used as a building block in organic synthesis. Further, it serves as a reagent in three-carbon nucleophilic or electrophilic component in various reactions.

Definition

ChEBI: Dihydroxyacetone (dimer) is a member of dioxanes.

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