2,3-Dimethylhydroquinone Chemical Properties

Melting point:

223-225 °C (lit.)

Boiling point:

193.57°C (rough estimate)

Density 

1.0340 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.4698 (estimate)

storage temp. 

Inert atmosphere,Room Temperature

solubility 

DMSO (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly)

form 

Powder

pka

10.85±0.23(Predicted)

color 

White to off-white

Water Solubility 

Slightly soluble in water

BRN 

636976

Stability:

Stable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.

CAS DataBase Reference

608-43-5(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

2,3-Dimethylhydroquinone(608-43-5)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-36-37/39

WGK Germany 

3

F 

8-9-23

HS Code 

29146990

MSDS

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2,3-Dimethylhydroquinone Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

grey to purple powder

Uses

2,3-Xylohydroquinone is a useful synthetic intermediate. It was used in the synthesis of mycophenolic acid analogs with IMP dehydrogenase-inhibiting activities. It is a metabolite of butylamino(dimethylphenoxy)propanol, a new adrenergic β-blocking agent.

Uses

2,3-Dimethylhydroquinone can be used as an antioxidant for lipid peroxidation. It is also used in the synthesis of benzofuran-5-ols which can further be utilized as antifungal agents in biological applications.

General Description

2,3-Dimethylhydroquinone is an alkyl p-hydroquinone that can be used as a chain breaking antioxidant and an electron donor for redox intermediates. It acts as an antioxidant due to its characteristic to terminate kinetic chains on reaction with peroxy radicals.

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