2-Ethyl-1,4-dimethoxybenzene

The Benzene,2-ethyl-1,4-dimethoxy-, with the CAS registry number 1199-08-2, is also known as 1,4-Dimethoxy-2-ethylbenzene. It belongs to the product category of Anisoles, Alkyloxy Compounds & Phenylacetates. This chemical's molecular formula is C₁₀H₁₄O₂ and formula weight is 166.22. What's more, its IUPAC name is 2-ethyl-1,4-dimethoxybenzene.

Physical properties of Benzene,2-ethyl-1,4-dimethoxy- are: (1)ACD/LogP: 3.09; (2)ACD/LogD (pH 5.5): 3.09 ; (3)ACD/BCF (pH 5.5): 131.44; (4)ACD/KOC (pH 5.5): 1143.42; (5)#H bond acceptors: 2; (6)#H bond donors: 0; (7)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 3; (8)Polar Surface Area: 18.46 Å²; (9)Index of Refraction: 1.489; (10)Molar Refractivity: 49.15 cm³; (11)Molar Volume: 170.2 cm³; (12)Surface Tension: 29.6 dyne/cm; (13)Density: 0.976 g/cm³; (14)Flash Point: 84.3 °C; (15)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 45.18 kJ/mol; (16)Boiling Point: 234.2 °C at 760 mmHg; (17)Vapour Pressure: 0.0817 mmHg at 25°C.

Preparation: this chemical can be prepared by 1-(2,5-dimethoxy-phenyl)-ethanone by heating. This reaction will need reagent KOH, 80% hydrazine hydrate and various solvent(s) with the reaction time of 5 hours. The yield is about 80%.

Uses of Benzene,2-ethyl-1,4-dimethoxy-: it can be used to produce 2-ethyl-1,4-cyclohexanedione at the temperature of -70°C. It will need reagent liquid ammonia, sodium and solvent ethanol, diethyl ether with the reaction time of 4 hours. The yield is about 100%.

You can still convert the following datas into molecular structure:
(1)Canonical SMILES: CCC1=C(C=CC(=C1)OC)OC
(2)InChI: InChI=1S/C10H14O2/c1-4-8-7-9(11-2)5-6-10(8)12-3/h5-7H,4H2,1-3H3
(3)InChIKey: CCZCWRYUYQRBPE-UHFFFAOYSA-N