1,4-Benzenedimethanol supplier

Name
1,4-Benzenedimethanol
EINECS 209-641-2
CAS No. 589-29-7
Article Data109
CAS DataBase
Density 1.18 g/cm³
Solubility Soluble in ether, toluene, methanol and hot water.
Melting Point 114-118 °C(lit.)
Formula C₈H₁₀O₂
Boiling Point 328.9 °C at 760 mmHg
Molecular Weight 138.166
Flash Point 151.3 °C
Transport Information
Appearance White needle crystal
Safety 22-24/25-9-7-23
Risk Codes 20/22
Molecular Structure
Hazard Symbols Xn
Synonyms p-Xylene-a,a'-diol (6CI,7CI,8CI);1,4-Bis(hydroxymethyl)benzene;1,4-Di(hydroxymethyl)benzene;1,4-Dimethylolbenzene;1,4-Xylylene glycol;4-(Hydroxymethyl)benzenemethanol;4-(Hydroxymethyl)benzyl alcohol;NSC 5097;Terephthalyl alcohol;p-(Hydroxymethyl)benzyl alcohol;p-Benzenedimethanol;p-Bis(hydroxymethyl)benzene;p-Xylene glycol;p-Xylylene glycol;p-Xylylene-a,a'-diol;p-Xylylenediol;a,a'-Dihydroxy-p-xylene;a,a'-p-Xylenediol;
PSA 40.46000
LogP 0.67120

Synthetic route

: 120-61-6
1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid dimethyl ester

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With hydrogen; sodium ethanolate In 1,4-dioxane at 80℃; under 38002.6 Torr; for 16h;	99%
With C13H34BFeNOP2; hydrogen In tetrahydrofuran at 100℃; under 22502.3 Torr; for 18h; Autoclave; Inert atmosphere;	96%
With C15H29MnNO3P2(1+)*Br(1-); potassium tert-butylate; hydrogen In 1,4-dioxane at 110℃; under 22502.3 Torr; for 24h; Inert atmosphere; Autoclave;	95%

: 623-27-8
terephthalaldehyde,

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With C48H43ClN2P2Ru; ammonium formate In water; toluene at 90℃; for 10h; Catalytic behavior; Schlenk technique;	99%
Stage #1: terephthalaldehyde, With [HC{(Me)CN(2,6-iPr2C6H3)}2MgnBu]; 4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-[1,3,2]-dioxaboralane In toluene at 20℃; for 8h; Inert atmosphere; Stage #2: With hydrogenchloride; water In methanol; toluene for 1h; Inert atmosphere; Reflux;	97%
With hydrogen In methanol at 130℃; under 11251.1 Torr; for 2h; Catalytic behavior; Autoclave;	96.3%

: 139140-15-1
1,4-di(t-butyldimethylsiloxymethyl)benzene

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With low-loading and alkylated polystyrene-supported-SO3H In water at 40℃; for 12h;	99%

: 1571-08-0
methyl 4-formylbenzoate

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With [Ru(2-(methylthio)-N-[(pyridin-2-yl)methyl]ethan-1-amine)(triphenylphosphine)Cl2]; potassium tert-butylate; hydrogen In toluene at 80℃; under 30003 Torr; for 3h;	99%
With sodium tetrahydroborate In ethanol UV-irradiation;

: 1-(tert-butyldimethylsilyloxymethyl)-4-triethylsilyloxymethylbenzene

A: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

B: 118992-89-5
[4-({[tert-butyl(dimethyl)silyl]oxy}methyl)phenyl]methanol

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With MCM-41 In methanol for 8h; Ambient temperature; Yields of byproduct given;	A n/a B 97%
With mesoporous silica MCM-41 In methanol at 20℃; for 8h;	A n/a B 97%

: 636-09-9
diethyl terephthalate

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With C30H34Cl2N2P2Ru; potassium methanolate; hydrogen In tetrahydrofuran at 100℃; under 38002.6 - 76005.1 Torr; for 10h; Glovebox; Autoclave;	97%
With potassium borohydride; lithium chloride for 0.0833333h; microwave irradiation;	85 % Chromat.

: 100-21-0
terephthalic acid

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With [Zn(BH4)2(py)] In tetrahydrofuran for 7h; Heating;	95%
With zirconium(IV) borohydride In tetrahydrofuran at 25℃; for 1h; Reduction;	91%
Stage #1: terephthalic acid With sodium aminodiboranate In tetrahydrofuran at 20℃; Stage #2: With water	90%
With zinc(II) tetrahydroborate In tetrahydrofuran for 5h; Heating;	70%
Multi-step reaction with 2 steps 1: sulfuric acid / 3 h / 70 °C 2: lithium aluminium tetrahydride / tetrahydrofuran / 15 h / 20 °C / Inert atmosphere View Scheme

: 1,4-bis(pinacolborane ester)benzene

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With sodium hydroxide In water Inert atmosphere;	95%

: 52010-97-6
4-(hydroxylmethyl)benzaldehyde

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With formic acid; C20H29ClIrN4(1+)*Cl(1-) In water at 80℃; for 0.0833333h;	95%
With HNaCHO2(1-); C63H72ClN3O5PRuS(1+)Br(1-) In dimethylsulfoxide-d6; water-d2 at 37℃; for 12h;

: 1058648-83-1
1,4-bis((methoxymethoxy)methyl)benzene

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
phosphotungstic acid In ethanol for 3h; Heating;	93%

: 1058648-85-3
1,4-bis[(ethoxymethoxy)methyl]benzene

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
phosphotungstic acid In ethanol for 2.5h; Heating;	90%

: 619-66-9
4-Carboxybenzaldehyde

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
Stage #1: 4-Carboxybenzaldehyde With sodium aminodiboranate In tetrahydrofuran at 20℃; Stage #2: With water	90%
With tributylphosphine; diphenylsilane; C45H25F12N7Ni2O9 In 1,4-dioxane at 100℃; for 16h;	75%

: 139140-15-1
1,4-di(t-butyldimethylsiloxymethyl)benzene

A: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

B: 118992-89-5
[4-({[tert-butyl(dimethyl)silyl]oxy}methyl)phenyl]methanol

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With sodium tetrachloroaurate(III) dihydrate In methanol at 20℃; for 0.5h;	A n/a B 86%

: 100-20-9
terephthaloyl chloride

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With lithium aluminium tetrahydride In tetrahydrofuran; diethyl ether for 4.5h; Heating;	84%
With zinc(II) tetrahydroborate; N,N,N,N,-tetramethylethylenediamine In diethyl ether at 40℃; for 24h;	75%

: 623-27-8
terephthalaldehyde,

A: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

B: 52010-97-6
4-(hydroxylmethyl)benzaldehyde

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With C48H43ClN2P2Ru; ammonium formate In water; toluene at 90℃; for 9h; Catalytic behavior; Schlenk technique;	A 17% B 83%
With hydrogen; palladium on activated charcoal In ethanol Ambient temperature;	A 3% B 74%
With Grubbs catalyst first generation; potassium hydroxide In 1,4-dioxane at 80℃; for 20h; Cannizzaro reaction;	A 36% B 40%

: 623-24-5
1,4-bis(bromomethyl)benzene

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With water; sodium carbonate In 1,4-dioxane at 80℃; for 3h; Solvent; Reagent/catalyst; Temperature;	80%
With water; sodium carbonate In 1,4-dioxane at 80℃; for 3h; Solvent; Temperature; Reagent/catalyst;	80%
With potassium carbonate
With water for 5h; Reflux;
With water; sodium formate at 140℃; under 3040.2 Torr; for 1h; Reagent/catalyst; Pressure;

: 6908-41-4
4-(methoxycarbonyl)benzyl alcohol

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With dichloro(benzene)ruthenium(II) dimer; 2-((di-p-tolylphosphino)methyl)-1-methyl-1H-imidazole; potassium tert-butylate; hydrogen In tetrahydrofuran at 100℃; under 37503.8 Torr; for 4.5h;	80%
Stage #1: 4-(methoxycarbonyl)benzyl alcohol With diethoxymethylane; sodium triethylborohydride In diethyl ether; toluene at 20℃; for 8h; Inert atmosphere; Stage #2: With sodium hydroxide In methanol; diethyl ether; toluene at 20℃; for 2h; Reagent/catalyst;	76%
With [RuCl2(N-heterocyclic carbene)(bis[2-(diphenylphosphino)ethyl]amine)]; potassium tert-butylate; hydrogen In tetrahydrofuran; 2-methyltetrahydrofuran at 45℃; under 3750.38 Torr; for 2.5h; Autoclave;	63%
Multi-step reaction with 4 steps 1: 100 percent 2: 88 percent / LiAlH4 / diethyl ether; diethyl ether / 1 h / Heating 3: 87 percent 4: 17 percent / 31percent aq. H2SiF6, Et3N / acetonitrile / 1 h / 0 °C View Scheme

: 623-27-8
terephthalaldehyde,

: 25015-63-8
4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-[1,3,2]-dioxaboralane

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In methanol at 20℃; for 4h; Inert atmosphere; Glovebox;	75%

: 713-57-5
terephthalic acid monoethyl ester

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
Stage #1: terephthalic acid monoethyl ester With tetrabutylammonium borohydride; ethyl iodide In dichloromethane at 25℃; for 2h; Stage #2: With dihydrogen peroxide; sodium hydroxide In water at 0 - 25℃; for 0.333333h;	75%

: potassium (acetoxymethyl)trifluoroborate

: 29540-84-9
4-chlorophenyl trifluoromethanesulfonate

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With sodium carbonate; bis(dibenzylideneacetone)-palladium(0); ruphos In 1,4-dioxane; water for 48h; Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling; Inert atmosphere; Reflux;	73.1%

: 619-66-9
4-Carboxybenzaldehyde

A: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

B: 52010-97-6
4-(hydroxylmethyl)benzaldehyde

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With phenylsilane; C34H30CoO6; potassium In tetrahydrofuran at 20℃; for 20h; Inert atmosphere; Schlenk technique; Glovebox;	A n/a B 73%

: 17477-07-5
1,4-C6H3(Mn(CO)5)2

A: 10170-69-1
dimanganese decacarbonyl

B: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With carbon monoxide; hydrogen In tetrahydrofuran (N2), CO/H2 (1:1), in an autoclave, mixture heated at 70°C for 3.5 h, cooled, gases vented; filtered, solvent removed (reduced pressure), hexane added, filtered, solvent removed, IR, NMR, mass spectra;	A 71% B 69%

: 2225-04-9
O,O'-(ethane-1,2-diyl)dimethyl diterephthalate

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With C23H29Cl2N2OPRuS; potassium tert-butylate; hydrogen In tetrahydrofuran at 110℃; under 37503.8 Torr; for 18h; Reagent/catalyst; Temperature; Inert atmosphere; Schlenk technique; Autoclave;	71%

: 139706-46-0
4-<(tert-butyldimethylsiloxy)methyl><(triisopropylsiloxy)methyl>benzene

A: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

B: 118992-89-5
[4-({[tert-butyl(dimethyl)silyl]oxy}methyl)phenyl]methanol

C: 139706-47-1
(4-(((triisopropylsilyl)oxy)methyl)phenyl)methanol

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With fluorosilicic acid; triethylamine In acetonitrile at 0℃; for 1h;	A 17% B 7% C 70%

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: 106-42-3
para-xylene

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With hydrogen bromide; dihydrogen peroxide In 1,2-dichloro-ethane at 5℃; for 12h; Irradiation;	70%

: 3006-96-0
3-hydroxymethyl-benzoic acid

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In sulfuric acid at 40℃; for 14h; electroreduction;	68%

: 120-61-6
1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid dimethyl ester

A: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

B: 6908-41-4
4-(methoxycarbonyl)benzyl alcohol

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With dichloro(benzene)ruthenium(II) dimer; 2-((di-p-tolylphosphino)methyl)-1-methyl-1H-imidazole; potassium tert-butylate; hydrogen In tetrahydrofuran at 100℃; under 37503.8 Torr; for 4.5h;	A 67% B 13%
With dichlorido-bis[(2-diphenylphosphino)ethyl]amine-cobalt(II); hydrogen; sodium methylate In 1,4-dioxane at 120℃; under 37503.8 Torr; for 48h; Autoclave;
With tris((2-(diphenylphosphino)ethyl)amino)ruthenium monocarbonyl; hydrogen; phenol In toluene under 45004.5 Torr; for 18h; Glovebox; Inert atmosphere; Heating; Autoclave;	A 9 %Spectr. B 88 %Spectr.

: 67052-28-2
ethyl 4-(aminocarbonyl)benzoate

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With C24H20ClN2OPRu; potassium tert-butylate; hydrogen In tetrahydrofuran at 110℃; under 10640.7 Torr; for 36h; Inert atmosphere; Schlenk technique;	63%

: 883555-96-2
(C7H7(CH3)2CHOHC2CH2O)2C6H4

: 15226-74-1, 61091-28-9, 61117-58-6
dicobalt octacarbonyl

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

: C104H88Co8O32

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
Stage #1: (C7H7(CH3)2CHOHC2CH2O)2C6H4; dicobalt octacarbonyl In dichloromethane at 20℃; Nicholas Reaction; Inert atmosphere; Stage #2: p-xylylene glycol With boron trifluoride diethyl etherate In dichloromethane at -78 - 20℃; Nicholas Reaction; Inert atmosphere;	100%

...Expand

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

: 623-27-8
terephthalaldehyde,

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With manganese(IV) oxide; molecular sieve In hexane for 3h; Heating;	99%
With dihydrogen peroxide In water at 100℃; for 5.5h; chemoselective reaction;	99%
With 1-methyl-1H-imidazole; copper(I) oxide; 2,2,6,6-Tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy free radical In acetonitrile at 25℃; for 24h;	99%

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

: 623-26-7
terephthalonitrile

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With ammonium hydroxide; iodine at 60℃; for 2h;	99%
With ammonium hydroxide; iodine at 60℃; for 2h;	99%
Stage #1: p-xylylene glycol With 2,2,6,6-Tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy free radical; tert-butylhypochlorite In dichloromethane at 20℃; for 0.5h; Inert atmosphere; Stage #2: With ammonia; iodine In dichloromethane; water at 20℃; for 2h; Inert atmosphere;	99%

: 75-21-8
oxirane

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

poly(ethylene oxide)-functionalized 1,4-dihydroxymethylbenzene, Mn 1.1E3 by GPC, Mw/Mn 1.13; monomer(s): ethylene oxide; 1,4-dihydroxymethylbenzene: poly(ethylene oxide)-functionalized 1,4-dihydroxymethylbenzene, Mn 1.1E3 by GPC, Mw/Mn 1.13; monomer(s): ethylene oxide; 1,4-dihydroxymethylbenzene

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
Stage #1: p-xylylene glycol With monopotassium naphthalene In tetrahydrofuran at 22℃; for 2h; Stage #2: oxirane In tetrahydrofuran at 40℃; for 20h; Stage #3: With acetic acid In tetrahydrofuran	99%

: 883555-96-2
(C7H7(CH3)2CHOHC2CH2O)2C6H4

: 15226-74-1, 61091-28-9, 61117-58-6
dicobalt octacarbonyl

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

: ((OCH2)2C6H4)2((C7H7(CH3)2CHC2Co2(CO)6CH2O)2C6H4)2

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With boron trifluoride diethyl etherate In 1,4-dioxane; dichloromethane ligand reacted with Co complex in CH2Cl2, treated with 1,4-benzenedimethanol in dioxane at room temp.;	99%

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: 107023-60-9
2-(2-methacryloyloxyethyloxy)ethyl isocyanate

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

: C26H36N2O10

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With dibutyltin dilaurate In N,N-dimethyl-formamide at 20℃; for 3h;	99%

: 75-21-8
oxirane

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

poly(ethylene oxide)-functionalized 1,4-dihydroxymethylbenzene, Mn 4.8E3 by GPC, Mw/Mn 1.27; monomer(s): ethylene oxide; 1,4-dihydroxymethylbenzene: poly(ethylene oxide)-functionalized 1,4-dihydroxymethylbenzene, Mn 4.8E3 by GPC, Mw/Mn 1.27; monomer(s): ethylene oxide; 1,4-dihydroxymethylbenzene

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
Stage #1: p-xylylene glycol With monopotassium naphthalene In tetrahydrofuran at 22℃; for 2h; Stage #2: oxirane In tetrahydrofuran at 40℃; for 24h; Stage #3: With acetic acid In tetrahydrofuran	98%

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

: 199620-14-9, 13007-92-6
chromium(0) hexacarbonyl

: 69439-58-3
tricarbonyl[C6H4(CH2OH)2]chromium(0)

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In tetrahydrofuran; dibutyl ether the mixt. of Cr(CO)6 and the alcohol in dibutyl ether and THF was heated under reflux with stirring at between 180 and 240°C for 20-48 hunder N2; filtered, washed with THF, concd., filtered, dried in vac., dissolved in THF, filtered, concd. in vac. (N2 atm.); elem. anal.;	98%
In tetrahydrofuran; dibutyl ether N2 atmosphere; refluxing (26 h); crystn. on cooling (ice bath), filtration off, chromy., recrystn. (CH2Cl2/hexane); elem. anal.;	90%

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

: 623-24-5
1,4-bis(bromomethyl)benzene

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With Silphos; bromine In acetonitrile for 0.166667h; Heating;	97%
With hydrogen bromide bei der Destillation;

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

: 100-21-0
terephthalic acid

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With diethylene glycol dimethyl ether at 70℃; for 0.583333h; Sonication;	97%
With C24H33IrN4O3; water; sodium hydroxide for 18h; Reflux;	96%
With sodium hypochlorite; water at 25℃; for 0.5h;	94%

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

: 589-18-4
4-Methylbenzyl alcohol

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With hydrogen; nickel In sodium hydroxide at 20℃;	96%
Multi-step reaction with 2 steps 1: pyridine 2: 76 percent / H2 / Pd/C(ethylenediamine) / methanol / 1 h / 20 °C View Scheme
With hydrogen In ethanol; water at 170℃; under 15001.5 Torr; for 12h; Autoclave; Sealed tube; Green chemistry;	97.8 %Chromat.

: 75-21-8
oxirane

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

poly(ethylene oxide)-functionalized 1,4-dihydroxymethylbenzene, Mn 1.9E4 by GPC, Mw/Mn 1.07; monomer(s): ethylene oxide; 1,4-dihydroxymethylbenzene: poly(ethylene oxide)-functionalized 1,4-dihydroxymethylbenzene, Mn 1.9E4 by GPC, Mw/Mn 1.07; monomer(s): ethylene oxide; 1,4-dihydroxymethylbenzene

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
Stage #1: p-xylylene glycol With monopotassium naphthalene In tetrahydrofuran at 22℃; for 2h; Stage #2: oxirane In tetrahydrofuran at 40℃; for 64h; Stage #3: With acetic acid In tetrahydrofuran	96%

: 109-87-5
Dimethoxymethane

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

: 207223-84-5
{4-[(methoxymethoxy)methyl]phenyl}methanol

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With 12-tungstophosphoric acid immobilized on [bmim][FeCl4] at 75 - 82℃; for 0.00972222h; Microwave irradiation;	96%

: 872-50-4
1-methyl-pyrrolidin-2-one

: 91-95-2
3,3',4,4'-tetraaminobiphenyl

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

: C68H46N12O2

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With ruthenium(II) bis(triphenylphosphine) dichloride at 190℃; for 14h; Inert atmosphere; Schlenk technique;	96%

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: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

: 127-09-3
sodium acetate

: 14720-70-8
1,4-bis(hydroxymethyl)benzene diacetate

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
In water at 100℃; for 8h;	96%

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

: 372-09-8
cyanoacetic acid

: 51821-19-3
1,4-bis(cyanoacetoxymethyl)benzene

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With 1-ethyl-(3-(3-dimethylamino)propyl)-carbodiimide hydrochloride; triethylamine In dichloromethane for 12h; Heating;	95.3%
With dicyclohexyl-carbodiimide

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

: 30362-89-1
p-bis(iodomethyl)benzene

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With boron trifluoride diethyl etherate; cesium iodide In acetonitrile at 20℃; for 0.416667h;	95%
With Silphos; iodine In acetonitrile for 0.0833333h; Heating;	95%
With tetrachlorosilane; sodium iodide In chloroform; acetonitrile at 20℃; for 5h;	88%
With hydrogen iodide

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

: 76-83-5
trityl chloride

: 679412-25-0
(4-(trityloxymethyl)phenyl)methanol

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With pyridine	95%

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

: 107-30-2
chloromethyl methyl ether

: 1058648-83-1
1,4-bis((methoxymethoxy)methyl)benzene

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With N-ethyl-N,N-diisopropylamine In dichloromethane at -20 - 20℃;	95%

: 462-95-3
formaldehyde diethyl acetal

: 589-29-7
p-xylylene glycol

: C11H16O3

Conditions

Conditions	Yield
With 12-tungstophosphoric acid immobilized on [bmim][FeCl4] at 75 - 82℃; for 0.00972222h; Microwave irradiation;	95%

1,4-Benzenedimethanol Specification

The 1,4-Benzenedimethanol is an organic compound with the formula C₈H₁₀O₂. The IUPAC name of this chemical is [4-(hydroxymethyl)phenyl]methanol. With the CAS registry number 589-29-7, it is also named as 1,4-Dimethylolbenzene. The product's categories are Benzhydrols, Benzyl & Special Alcohols; Benzene derivates; Fluorenes, etc. (reagent for high-performance polymer research); Functional Materials; Reagent for High-Performance Polymer Research. Besides, it is an organic synthesis intermediate. It is also used for production of soluble polyphenylene.

Physical properties about 1,4-Benzenedimethanol are: (1)ACD/LogP: -0.15; (2)ACD/LogD (pH 5.5): -0.15; (3)ACD/LogD (pH 7.4): -0.15; (4)ACD/BCF (pH 5.5): 1; (5)ACD/BCF (pH 7.4): 1; (6)ACD/KOC (pH 5.5): 19.76; (7)ACD/KOC (pH 7.4): 19.76; (8)#H bond acceptors: 2; (9)#H bond donors: 2; (10)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 4; (11)Polar Surface Area: 18.46 Å²; (12)Index of Refraction: 1.583; (13)Molar Refractivity: 39.15 cm³; (14)Molar Volume: 117 cm³; (15)Polarizability: 15.52×10^-24cm³; (16)Surface Tension: 51.9 dyne/cm; (17)Density: 1.18 g/cm³; (18)Flash Point: 151.3 °C; (19)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 60.3 kJ/mol; (20)Boiling Point: 328.9 °C at 760 mmHg; (21)Vapour Pressure: 7.43E-05 mmHg at 25°C.

Preparation: this chemical can be prepared by terephthalic acid dimethyl ester. This reaction will need reagent Zn(BH₄)₂, cyclohexene and solvent tetrahydrofuran. The reaction time is 2 hours by heating. The yield is about 70%.

Uses of 1,4-Benzenedimethanol: it can be used to produce p-tolyl-methanol at temperature of 20 °C. It will need reagent H₂ and solvent aq. NaOH. The yield is about 96%.

When you are using this chemical, please be cautious about it as the following:
It is harmful by inhalation and if swallowed. Please keep container tightly closed. When you are using it, do not breathe dust/gas/fumes/vapour/spray (appropriate wording to be specified by the manufacturer) and avoid contact with skin and eyes.

You can still convert the following datas into molecular structure:
(1)SMILES: OCc1ccc(cc1)CO
(2)InChI: InChI=1/C8H10O2/c9-5-7-1-2-8(6-10)4-3-7/h1-4,9-10H,5-6H2
(3)InChIKey: BWVAOONFBYYRHY-UHFFFAOYAM
(4)Std. InChI: InChI=1S/C8H10O2/c9-5-7-1-2-8(6-10)4-3-7/h1-4,9-10H,5-6H2
(5)Std. InChIKey: BWVAOONFBYYRHY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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