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1,4-Cyclohexanedione

1,4-Cyclohexanedione[1]
Chemical structure of Cyclohexanedione
Chemical structure of Cyclohexanedione
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Cyclohexane-1,4-dione
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
774152
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.010.279 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 211-306-0
101292
KEGG
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C6H8O2/c7-5-1-2-6(8)4-3-5/h1-4H2 checkY
    Key: DCZFGQYXRKMVFG-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C6H8O2/c7-5-1-2-6(8)4-3-5/h1-4H2
    Key: DCZFGQYXRKMVFG-UHFFFAOYAA
  • C1CC(=O)CCC1=O
Properties
C6H8O2
Molar mass 112.128 g·mol−1
Appearance White solid
Melting point 77 to 78.5 °C (170.6 to 173.3 °F; 350.1 to 351.6 K)
Boiling point 130 to 133 °C (266 to 271 °F; 403 to 406 K) (20 mmHg)
Very
Solubility Soluble in ethanol. Insoluble in diethyl ether.
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS07: Exclamation mark
Warning
H315, H319, H335
P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501
Flash point 132 °C (270 °F; 405 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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1,4-Cyclohexanedione is an organic compound with the formula (CH2)4(CO)2. This white solid is one of the three isomeric cyclohexanediones. This particular diketone is used as a building block in the synthesis of more complex molecules.


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