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2,6-Bis(hydroxymethyl)-p-cresol

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Linear Formula:
CH3C6H2(CH2OH)2OH
CAS Number:
91-04-3
Molecular Weight:
168.19
EC Number:
202-036-4
MDL number:
MFCD00004619
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24853637
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor density

5.8 (vs air)

Assay

95%

impurities

<3% sodium hydroxide

mp

128-130 °C (lit.)

functional group

hydroxyl

SMILES string

Cc1cc(CO)c(O)c(CO)c1

InChI

1S/C9H12O3/c1-6-2-7(4-10)9(12)8(3-6)5-11/h2-3,10-12H,4-5H2,1H3

InChI key

KUMMBDBTERQYCG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

2,6-Bis(hydroxymethyl)-p-cresol was used as a bridging ligand in binuclear oxovanadium(V) compound, which on exposure to white light and aerial oxygen forms an oligomeric compound.

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H315,H319,H335

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Zehong Xiang et al.
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Pabitra Baran Chatterjee et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 132(45), 15842-15845 (2010-10-23)
An unprecedented single crystal-to-single crystal transformation occurs when a binuclear oxovanadium(V) compound [V(V)(2)O(2)(L)(2)] 1 involving 2,6-bis(hydroxymethyl)-p-cresol (H(3)L) as a bridging ligand is exposed simultaneously to white light and aerial oxygen to generate an oligomeric compound [V(IV)(2)O(2)(L*)(2)] 2 (H(2)L* is 3-hydroxymethyl-5-methylsalicylaldehyde).
Youngkeun Lee et al.
The Analyst, 143(8), 1780-1785 (2018-01-31)
The development of artificial peroxidases has attracted great interest because of their applications in various fields such as the chemical industry and biosensing. In this study, 2,6-bis[(bis(2-pyridylmethyl)amino)-methyl]-4-methylphenol (H-bpmp) complexes with various transition metal ions have been investigated as artificial peroxidases.

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