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Home/Compounds/Flavor & Fragrance/1,4-dimethoxybenzene
C8H10O2
138.16 g/mol
Flavor & Fragrance

1,4-Dimethoxybenzene

CAS150-78-7EC205-771-9
Category
Flavor & Fragrance
Compound Class
Aromatic
Primary Use
Fixative in perfumes and flavoring additive

1,4-Dimethoxybenzene is a white solid with an intensely sweet floral odor. It is used as a fixative in perfumes and as a flavoring additive.

Fixative in perfumesFlavoring additive

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Referencestereoisomer of

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research compound

Identifiers
IUPAC Name

1,4-dimethoxybenzene

InChIKey

OHBQPCCCRFSCAX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

COC1=CC=C(C=C1)OC

Synonyms (34)
  • PDMXE
  • 1,4-Dimethoxybenzene
  • 1,4-Dimethoxybenzol
  • 1-Methoxy-4-methoxybenzene
  • 4-Methoxyanisole
  • 4-Methoxyphenol, methyl ether
  • 4-Metoxyanisole
  • Anisole, p-methoxy-
  • Benzene, 1,4-dimethoxy-
  • Benzene, p-dimethoxy-
  • Dimethyl ether hydroquinone
  • Dimethyl hydroquinone
  • Dimethylether hydrochinonu
  • Dimethylhydroquinone ether
  • Dimethylolbenzimidazolon
  • HYDROQUINONE DIMETHYL ETHER
  • Methyl 4-methoxyphenyl ether
  • Methyl p-methoxyphenyl ether
  • Quinol dimethyl ether
  • USAF AN-9
  • USAF uctl-1791
  • p-Dimethoxybenzene
  • p-Methoxyanisole
  • p-Xylene dimethyl ether
  • para-dimethoxybenzene
  • para-dimethyl hydroquinone