3178. Dihydroresorcinol

Nomenclature

CAS number: 504-02-9
1,3-Cyclohexanedione; hydroresorcinol.
C6H8O2; mol wt 112.13.
C 64.27%, H 7.19%, O 28.54%.
Chemical structure

Properties

Crystals, mp about 105° with decompn. Sol in water, alcohol, chloroform, acetone, boiling benzene; slightly sol in ether, carbon disulfide, petr ether.