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Catechol

Catalog No. A10164 Name Alfa Aesar
CAS Number 120-80-9 Website
M. F. C6H6O2 Telephone
M. W. 110.11064 Fax
Purity 99% Email
Storage Chembase ID: 1983

SYNONYMS

Title
邻苯二酚
IUPAC name
benzene-1,2-diol
IUPAC Traditional name
catechol
Synonyms
1,2-dihydroxybenzene
Pyrocatechol

DATABASE IDS

Beilstein Number 471401
EC Number 204-427-5
Merck Index 147999
CAS Number 120-80-9
MDL Number MFCD00002188

PROPERTIES

Purity 99%
Boiling Point 245-246°C
Density 1.370
Flash Point 127°C(260°F)
Melting Point 104-107°C
GHS Pictograms GHS06
GHS Hazard statements H301-H311-H315-H319
European Hazard Symbols X
GHS Precautionary statements P280-P301+P310-P305+P351+P338-P361-P405-P501A
Risk Statements 21/22-36/38
RTECS UX1050000
Safety Statements 22-26-37
TSCA Listed
Hazard Class 6.1
UN Number UN2811
Packing Group III

DETAILS

REFERENCES

  • Ring-opening with O2 in the presence of CuCl, pyridine and methanol gives the monoester of cis,cis-muconic acid: Org. Synth. Coll., 8, 490 (1993).
  • In the presence of catechol, carboxylic acids are reduced to alcohols by NaBH4: Tetrahedron, 48, 371 (1992).
  • For an example of the use of catechol in the synthesis of crown ethers, see: Org. Synth. Coll., 6, 395 (1988).