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125598

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
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
203-268-9
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1902271
MDL number:
Assay:
99%
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InChI key

YIMQCDZDWXUDCA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C8H16O2/c9-5-7-1-2-8(6-10)4-3-7/h7-10H,1-6H2

SMILES string

OCC1CCC(CO)CC1

vapor density

5 (vs air)

assay

99%

autoignition temp.

584 °F

bp

283 °C (lit.)

functional group

hydroxyl

Quality Level

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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Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

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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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)
Stephen C Yang et al.
Bioconjugate chemistry, 19(6), 1164-1169 (2008-05-27)
Acute inflammatory diseases are a major cause of death in the world, and effective treatments are greatly needed. Macrophages play a central role in causing acute inflammatory diseases, and there is currently great interest in developing drug delivery vehicles that
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
S L Sendelbeck et al.
Drug metabolism and disposition: the biological fate of chemicals, 13(3), 291-295 (1985-05-01)
Disposition of the 14C-labeled bioerodible polymer poly(2,2-dioxy-cis,trans-1,4-cyclohexane dimethylene tetrahydrofuran) (ALZAMER C101ct) and its ultimate hydrolysis products, 4-hydroxybutyrate (4HB) and cis,trans-1,4-bis(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexane (CHDM), was assessed in vivo in rats 24 hr after sc administration of the 14C-labeled polymer or hydrolysis products. The
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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