1,2-Dimethoxybenzene

1,2-Dimethoxybenzene
Names
	IUPAC name 1,2-Dimethoxybenzene
	Other names veratrole; o-dimethoxybenzene; pyrocatechol dimethyl ether
Identifiers
CAS Number	91-16-7 ;
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ChEBI	CHEBI:59114;
ChemSpider	13861009 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.001.860
UNII	61WJZ2Q41I ;
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	InChI InChI=1S/C8H10O2/c1-9-7-5-3-4-6-8(7)10-2/h3-6H,1-2H3 Key: ABDKAPXRBAPSQN-UHFFFAOYSA-N; InChI=1/C8H10O2/c1-9-7-5-3-4-6-8(7)10-2/h3-6H,1-2H3 Key: ABDKAPXRBAPSQN-UHFFFAOYAD;
	SMILES COc1ccccc1OC; COc1ccccc1OC;
Properties
Chemical formula	C8H10O2
Molar mass	138.16 g/mol
Density	1.084 g/cm³
Melting point	22-23 °C
Boiling point	206-207 °C
Hazards
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)	2 2
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1,2-Dimethoxybenzene, commonly known as veratrole, is a chemical compound with the formula C₆H₄(OCH₃)₂. It is the dimethyl ether derived from pyrocatechol. Veratrole is slightly soluble in water, but miscible in all organic solvents. It is a building block for the organic synthesis of other aromatic compounds. Veratrole is relatively electron-rich and thus readily undergoes electrophilic substitution.^[1]

Related compounds

1,3-Dimethoxybenzene
1,4-Dimethoxybenzene
Guaiacol, the monomethyl derivative of pyrocatechol

Literature

Merck Index, 11th Edition, 9857.

References

^ Janssen, D. E.; Wilson, C. V. (1963). "4-Iodoveratrole". Organic Syntheses{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link); Collected Volumes, vol. 4, p. 547.

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[1] Janssen, D. E.; Wilson, C. V. (1963). "4-Iodoveratrole". Organic Syntheses{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link); Collected Volumes, vol. 4, p. 547.

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