125598

1,4-Cyclohexanedimethanol

mixture of cis and trans, 99%

• Synonym(s): 1,4-Bis(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexane, mixture of cis and trans
• Linear Formula: C₆H₁₀(CH₂OH)₂
• CAS Number: 105-08-8
• Molecular Weight: 144.21
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1902271
• EC Number: 203-268-9
• MDL number: MFCD00001512
• UNSPSC Code: 12352100
• PubChem Substance ID: 24847676
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• vapor density: 5 (vs air)
• Quality Level: 100
• assay: 99%
• autoignition temp.: 584 °F
• bp: 283 °C (lit.)
• functional group: hydroxyl
• SMILES string: OCC1CCC(CO)CC1
• InChI: 1S/C8H16O2/c9-5-7-1-2-8(6-10)4-3-7/h7-10H,1-6H2
• InChI key: YIMQCDZDWXUDCA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

1,4-Cyclohexanedimethano is extensively used as cross-linking reagent in polymer industry.

Application

1,4-Cyclohexanedimethanol has been used in the synthesis of polyketal copolymers. It was used as diol comonomer during the synthesis of polyester-carbonates based on 1,3-propylene-co-1,4-cyclohexanedimethylene succinate.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS05
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H318
• pcodes: P280 - P305 + P351 + P338 + P310
• Hazard Classifications: Eye Dam. 1
• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: 321.8 °F - closed cup
• flash_point_c: 161 °C - closed cup
• ppe: Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)