1,2-Dimethoxybenzene 4299865 160126827 2007-09-24T22:58:10Z Beetstra 855858 chemicals pages cleanup per [[User:Beetstra/Chemicals]] using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] {{Chembox new | 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 }} | 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 }} | Section7 = {{Chembox Hazards | NFPA-H = 2 | NFPA-F = 2 | NFPA-R = }} }} '''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'''. <references/> {{DEFAULTSORT:Dimethoxybenzene, 1,2-}} [[Category:Ethers]] [[Category:Aromatic compounds]] {{aromatic-stub}}