1,2-Dimethoxybenzene
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| Name = 1,2-Dimethoxybenzene
| ImageFile = 1,2-Dimethoxybenzene.png
| ImageSize = 100px
| ImageName = 1,2-Dimethoxybenzene
| IUPACName = 1,2-Dimethoxybenzene
| OtherNames = veratrole<br />''o''-dimethoxybenzene<br />pyrocatechol dimethyl ether
| Section1 = {{Chembox Identifiers
| CASNo = 91-16-7
| SMILES = COC1=C(OC)C=CC=C1
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| Section2 = {{Chembox Properties
| Formula = C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>x10</sub>O<sub>2</sub>
| MolarMass = 138.16 g/mol
| Density = 1.084 g/cm³
| MeltingPt = 22-23 °C
| BoilingPt = 206-207 °C
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| Section7 = {{Chembox Hazards
| NFPA-H = 2
| NFPA-F = 2
| NFPA-R =
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'''1,2-Dimethoxybenzene''', commonly known as veratrole, is a [[chemical compound]] with the [[chemical formula|formula]] C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>(O[[methyl|CH<sub>3</sub>]])<sub>2</sub>. It is the dimethyl [[ether]] derived from [[pyrocatechol]]. Veratrole is slightly soluble in water, but miscible in all organic solvents. It is a building block for the [[organic synthesis]] of other aromatic compounds. Veratrole is relatively electron-rich and thus readily undergoes electrophilic substitution.<ref>"4-Iodoveratrole" Janssen, D. E.; Wilson, C. V. Organic Syntheses, Collected Volume 4, pp. 547 (1963). http://www.orgsyn.org/orgsyn/pdfs/CV4P0547.pdf</ref>
==Related compounds==
*[[Guaiacol]], the monomethyl derivative of pyrocatechol
*[[1,3-Dimethoxybenzene]]
*[[1,4-Dimethoxybenzene]]
==References==
*''Merck Index'', 11th Edition, '''9857'''.
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