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Substance Name: Hydroquinone dimethyl ether
RN: 150-78-7
UNII: 24WC6T6X0G
InChIKey: OHBQPCCCRFSCAX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Classification Codes

  • Drug / Therapeutic Agent
  • Skin / Eye Irritant

Molecular Formula

  • C8-H10-O2

Molecular Weight

  • 138.165
 
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Names and Synonyms

Name of Substance

  • 1,4-Dimethoxybenzene
  • Hydroquinone dimethyl ether

Synonyms

  • 1,4-Dimethoxybenzene
  • 1,4-Dimethoxybenzol
  • AI3-24139
  • Anisole, p-methoxy-
  • Benzene, 1,4-dimethoxy-
  • Benzene, p-dimethoxy-
  • CCRIS 5920
  • Dimethyl ether hydroquinone
  • Dimethyl hydroquinone
  • Dimethylether hydrochinonu
  • Dimethylether hydrochinonu [Czech]
  • Dimethylhydroquinone ether
  • DMB
  • EC 205-771-9
  • EINECS 205-771-9
  • FEMA No. 2386
  • HSDB 4259
  • Hydroquinone dimethyl ether
  • Hydroquinone, dimethyl ether
  • Methyl p-methoxyphenyl ether
  • NSC 7483
  • p-Dimethoxybenzene
  • p-Methoxyanisole
  • Quinol dimethyl ether
  • UNII-24WC6T6X0G
  • USAF AN-9
  • USAF uctl-1791

Systematic Names

  • 1,4-Dimethoxybenzene
  • Benzene, 1,4-dimethoxy-
  • Benzene, p-dimethoxy-
  • Hydroquinone dimethyl ether

Superlist Names

  • 1,4-Dimethoxybenzene
  • Hydroquinone dimethyl ether
  • Hydroquinone, dimethyl ether

Registry Numbers

CAS Registry Number

  • 150-78-7

FDA UNII

  • 24WC6T6X0G

System Generated Number

  • 0000150787

Structure Descriptors

InChI

InChI=1S/C8H10O2/c1-9-7-3-5-8(10-2)6-4-7/h3-6H,1-2H3

InChIKey

OHBQPCCCRFSCAX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Smiles

COc1ccc(OC)cc1

Toxicity

Organism Test Type Route Reported Dose (Normalized Dose) Effect Source
mouse LD50 intraperitoneal 100mg/kg (100mg/kg)   National Technical Information Service. Vol. AD277-689,
mouse LD50 oral 4gm/kg (4000mg/kg) BEHAVIORAL: SOMNOLENCE (GENERAL DEPRESSED ACTIVITY)

BEHAVIORAL: MUSCLE CONTRACTION OR SPASTICITY)		 Gigiena Truda i Professional'nye Zabolevaniya. Labor Hygiene and Occupational Diseases. Vol. 4(2), Pg. 30, 1960.
rat LD50 oral 3600mg/kg (3600mg/kg)   Food and Cosmetics Toxicology. Vol. 16, Pg. 715, 1978.

Physical Properties

Physical Property Value Units Temp (deg C) Source
Melting Point 59 deg C   EXP
Boiling Point 212.6 deg C   EXP
log P (octanol-water) 2.04 (none)   EXP
Water Solubility 1370 mg/L 25 EST
Vapor Pressure 0.087 mm Hg 25 EST
Henry's Law Constant 3.54E-03 atm-m3/mole 25 EST
Atmospheric OH Rate Constant 2.03E-11 cm3/molecule-sec 25 EST

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