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1,4-Cyclohexanedimethanol

mixture of cis and trans, 99%

Synonym(s):

1,4-Bis(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexane, mixture of cis and trans

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Linear Formula:
C6H10(CH2OH)2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
144.21
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1902271
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor density

5 (vs air)

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

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.

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Corrosion

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Danger

hcodes

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)


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Stephen C Yang et al.
Bioconjugate chemistry, 19(6), 1164-1169 (2008-05-27)
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Mingliang Ding et al.
Biodegradation, 23(1), 127-132 (2011-07-07)
Enzymatic hydrolytic degradation of polybutylene succinate (PBS), poly(polybutylenesuccinate-co-1,4-cyclohexane dimethanol) (PBS/CHDM) and poly(polybutylene succinate-co-diglycolic acid) (PBS/DGA) in mixed solvent of tetrahydrofuran (THF) and toluene was examined. Lipase was used as catalyst to degrade polymers with molecular weight of more than 100,000
New biodegradable polymers from renewable sources: Polyester-carbonates based on 1, 3-propylene-co-1, 4-cyclohexanedimethylene succinate.
Liu Y, et al.
Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 39(14), 2508-2519 (2001)
Pingfan Li et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), (36)(36), 5412-5414 (2009-09-03)
The silica gel absorbed amino acid salt catalyzed asymmetric intramolecular Robinson annulation reaction has been developed; up to 97% ee was obtained with this readily recoverable organocatalyst.
Eric J Moskala
Medical device technology, 14(3), 12-16 (2003-06-07)
Gamma irradiation affects colour, most notably b, and total transmittance of all of the copolyesters used in this study. The changes in colour and total transmittance increase with increasing dose level and CHDM content of the copolyester. These changes are

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