C8H10O2
138.16 g/mol
Pharmaceutical IntermediateWarning
1,4-BENZENEDIMETHANOL
CAS589-29-7EC209-641-2
Category
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
Compound Class
Alcohol
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Intermediate
1,4-Benzenedimethanol is a diol derivative of benzene, typically appearing as a white to light yellow solid. It is primarily used as a pharmaceutical intermediate in the synthesis of other compounds.
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Safety Reference
Warning
H302Harmful if swallowed
H332Harmful if inhaled
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
[4-(hydroxymethyl)phenyl]methanol
InChIKey
BWVAOONFBYYRHY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C1=CC(=CC=C1CO)CO
Synonyms (31)
- A1BDW
- .alpha.,.alpha.'-p-Xylenediol
- 1,4-BENZENEDIMETHANOL
- 1,4-Bis(hydroxymethyl)benzene
- 1,4-DI(HYDROXYMETHYL)BENZENE
- 1,4-Dimethylolbenzene
- 1,4-Xylylene glycol
- 1,4-phenylenedimethanol
- BENZENE-1,4-DIMETHANOL
- P-XYLENE-A,A'-DIOL
- Plerixafor Impurity M
- Terephthalyl alcohol
- p-Benzenedimethanol
- p-Bis(hydroxymethyl)benzene
- p-Phenylene dicarbinol
- p-Phenylenedimethanol
- p-Xylene glycol
- p-Xylene-?,?'-diol
- p-Xylene-alpha,alpha'-diol
- p-Xylyl alcohol
- p-Xylylene dialcohol
- p-Xylylene glycol
- p-Xylylenediol