| 1,2-benzenediol; benzene-1,2-diol; catechol; o-dihydroxybenzene; 1,2-dihydroxybenzene; pyrocatechol | |
| Links: | 🌍 Wikipedia, 📏 NIST, ⚗️ ChemSynthesis, 📖 PubMed, 📖Houben-Weyl, 2. Band (Brenzcatechin); p. 56, 58, 425, 632, 689, |
| CAS RN: | [120-80-9] |
| Formula: | C6H6O2; 110.11 g/mol |
| InChiKey: | YCIMNLLNPGFGHC-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES: | Oc1ccccc1O |
| Pharmaceutical use: | antiseptic |
| Toxicology (LD50): | 44.0 mg/Kg (dog, iv); 1 703 mg/Kg(frog, sc); 150 mg/Kg(guinea~pig, ip); 225 mg/Kg(guinea~pig, sc); 1 015 mg/Kg(mouse, ip); 150 mg/Kg(mouse, sc); 1 000 mg/Kg(rabbit, or); 3 890 mg/Kg(rat, or); 225 mg/Kg(rat, sc) |
| Density: | 1.344 g/mL |
| Molar volume: | 81.9 mL/mol |
| Dipole moment: | 2.64 D |
| Melting point: | 105 °C |
| Boiling point: | 240 °C |
| Vapour pressure: | 0 Torr |
| Antoine equation P(Torr) vs T(°C) | |
| Critical pressure: | 749.0 atm |
| Log10 partition octanol / water: | 0.95 |
| 1g dissolves in: 2.22g water | |