1,4-Cyclohexanedimethanol(CHDM) - ≥99%, mixture of cis and trans , CAS No.105-08-8

CAS: 105-08-8 Cat. No.: C105684 Molecular Weight: 144.21 Beilstein Registry Number: 1902271 EC Number: 203-268-9

GRADE & PURITY ≥99%, mixture of cis and trans

Synonyms

1,4-Bis(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexane (cis- and trans- mixture) | α,α'-Dihydroxy-1,4-dimethylcyclohexane (cis- and trans- mixture) | 1, 4-bis (hydroxymethyl) cyclohexane (cis- and trans- mixture)

Storage

Room temperature,Argon charged,Cool

Shipped In

Normal

Overview

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

Specifications

Synonyms

1, 4-Bis(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexane (cis- and trans- mixture) | α, α'-Dihydroxy-1, 4-dimethylcyclohexane (cis- and trans- mixture) | 1, 4-bis (hydroxymethyl) cyclohexane (cis- and trans- mixture)

Specifications & Purity

≥99%, mixture of cis and trans

Storage

Room temperature, Argon charged, Cool

Shipped In

Normal

Purity

≥99%

Names and Identifiers

• Pubchem Sid: 504751439
• Pubchem Sid Url: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/substance/504751439
• Canonical Smiles: C1CC(CCC1CO)CO
• IUPAC Name: [4-(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexyl]methanol
• InChIKey: YIMQCDZDWXUDCA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• INCHI: 1S/C8H16O2/c9-5-7-1-2-8(6-10)4-3-7/h7-10H,1-6H2
• Isomeric SMILES: C1CC(CCC1CO)CO
• WGK Germany: 1
• RTECS: GU9800000
• Molecular Weight: 144.21
• Beilstein: 1902271
• Reaxy-Rn: 1902271
• Reaxys-RN_link_address: https://www.reaxys.com/reaxys/secured/hopinto.do?context=S&query=IDE.XRN=1902271&ln=

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomy Tree

• Kingdom Organic compounds
  • Superclass Organic oxygen compounds
    • Class Organooxygen compounds
      • Subclass Alcohols and polyols

• Kingdom: Organic compounds
• Superclass: Organic oxygen compounds
• Class: Organooxygen compounds
• Subclass: Alcohols and polyols
• Intermediate Tree Nodes: Not available
• Direct Parent: Primary alcohols
• Alternative Parents: Hydrocarbon derivatives
• Molecular Framework: Aliphatic homomonocyclic compounds
• Substituents: Hydrocarbon derivative - Primary alcohol - Aliphatic homomonocyclic compound
• Description: This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as primary alcohols. These are compounds comprising the primary alcohol functional group, with the general structure RCOH (R=alkyl, aryl).
• External Descriptors: Not available

Data sources

1. Djoumbou Feunang Y, Eisner R, Knox C, Chepelev L, Hastings J, Owen G, Fahy E, Steinbeck C, Subramanian S, Bolton E, Greiner R, and Wishart DS. ClassyFire: Automated Chemical Classification With A Comprehensive, Computable Taxonomy. Journal of Cheminformatics, 2016, 8:61.

DOI: 10.1186/s13321-016-0174-y

Chemical and Physical Properties

• Solubility: Soluble in ethanol, methanol and water
• Sensitivity: Moisture sensitive
• Flash Point(°F): 321.8 °F
• Flash Point(°C): 161 °C
• Boil Point(°C): 162°C/9.8mmHg
• Molecular Weight: 144.210 g/mol
• XLogP3: 0.600
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 2
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 2
• Rotatable Bond Count: 2
• Exact Mass: 144.115 Da
• Monoisotopic Mass: 144.115 Da
• Topological Polar Surface Area: 40.500 Ų
• Heavy Atom Count: 10
• Formal Charge: 0
• Complexity: 73.300
• Isotope Atom Count: 0
• Defined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
• Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
• Defined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• The total count of all stereochemical bonds: 0
• Covalently-Bonded Unit Count: 1

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