2,6-DIMETHYLHYDROQUINONE

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO. 654-42-2

2,6-DIMETHYLHYDROQUINONE 

EINECS NO. 211-505-2
FORMULA C8H10O2
MOL WT. 138. 18
H.S. CODE 2907.29.9000

UN NO.

2811
TOXICITY  
SYNONYMS 2,6-Dimethylhydroquinone; 2,6-Xylohydroquinone; 2,6-Xyloquinol;
2,6-Dimethyl-1,4-benzenediol; 2,6-Dimethyl-p-benzohydroquinone; 3,5-Dimethylhydroquinone; DMHQ; MXHQ; Metaxylohydroquinone; m-Xhq; m-Xylene-2,5-diol; m-Xylohydroquinone;
SMILES Cc1c(O)c(C)cc(O)c1

CLASSIFICATION

Polyol

EXTRA NOTES

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE white to pale yellow crystalline powder
MELTING POINT 154 C
BOILING POINT  
DENSITY

 

SOLUBILITY IN WATER 4.54E+04 mg/l
SOLVENT SOLUBILITY

Soluble in methanol

pKa  
log Pow 1(Octanol-water)
VAPOR PRESSURE 7.39E-04 (mmHg at 25 C)
HENRY LAW CONSTANT 7.10E-11 (atm-m3/mole at 25 C)
OH RATE CONSTANT 1.57E-10 (cm3/molecule-sec at 25 C Atmospheric )

REFRACTIVE INDEX

1.443 - 1.446
VAPOR DENSITY  
NFPA RATINGS Health: 2; Flammability: 0; Reactivity: 0
FLASH POINT

124 C

STABILITY Stable under normal conditions

EXTERNAL LINKS & GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Wikipedia Linking (Hydroquinone)

Material Safety Data Sheet

Google Scholar Search

 

SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

white to pale yellow crystalline powder
PURITY

98.0% min

MELTING POINT

154 C

TRANSPORTATION
PACKING  
HAZARD CLASS 6.1 (Packing Group: III)
UN NO. 2811
SAFETY INFORMATION
Hazard Symbols: T, Risk Phrases: 22-38-41-60, Safety Phrases: 53-26-33-37/39
PRICE INFORMATION