1,2-Benzenedimethanol Chemical Properties

Melting point:

63-65 °C(lit.)

Boiling point:

145 °C / 3mmHg

Density 

1.0742 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.5590 (estimate)

storage temp. 

Store below +30°C.

solubility 

158g/l

pka

13.96±0.10(Predicted)

form 

Powder

color 

White to light yellow

Water Solubility 

Soluble in water, ether, ethanol, benzene.

BRN 

508775

CAS DataBase Reference

612-14-6(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

1,2-Benzenedimethanol(612-14-6)

EPA Substance Registry System

1,2-Benzenedimethanol (612-14-6)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xn

Risk Statements 

20/22

Safety Statements 

22-24/25

WGK Germany 

3

TSCA 

Yes

HS Code 

29062900

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1,2-Benzenedimethanol Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

white to light yellow powder

Uses

1,2-Benzenedimethanol is a raw material used in chemical synthesis.

Purification Methods

Recrystallise it from *C6H6, H2O, pet ether or pentane. It has been extracted in a Soxhlet with Et2O, evaporated and recrystallised from hot pet ether. It is also purified by dissolving in Et2O, allowing to evaporate till crystals are formed, filtering off and washing the colourless crystals with warm pet ether or pentane. The diacetate has m 35o, 35-36o. [Nystrom & Brown J Am Chem Soc 69 1197 1947, IR and UV: Entel et al. J Am Chem Soc 74 441 1952, Beilstein 6 IV 5953.]

1,2-Benzenedimethanol(612-14-6)Related Product Information

• Musk xylene
• 2-Aminobenzyl alcohol
• Dimethyl phthalate
• o-Phenylenediamine
• Benzhydrol
• Xylene
• Phthalic acid
• Potassium hydrogen phthalate
• 2-Nitrobenzyl alcohol
• Diethyl phthalate
• Benzene
• Diethylstilbestrol
• Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate
• Dicyclohexyl phthalate
• 1,2-Dimethoxybenzene
• o-Phthalaldehyde
• Phthalonitrile
• Phthalhydrazide