1,2-Benzenediol

• Formula: C₆H₆O₂
• Molecular weight: 110.1106
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C6H6O2/c7-5-3-1-2-4-6(5)8/h1-4,7-8H Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: YCIMNLLNPGFGHC-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 120-80-9
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: Pyrocatechol; o-Benzenediol; o-Dihydroxybenzene; o-Dioxybenzene; o-Hydroxyphenol; o-Phenylenediol; c.i. Oxidation base 26; c.i. 76500; Catechol; Catechol (phenol); Durafur developer c; Fouramine pch; Fourrine 68; Oxyphenic acid; Pelagol grey c; Phthalhydroquinone; Pyrocatechin; Pyrocatechine; 1,2-Dihydroxybenzene; 2-Hydroxyphenol; o-Hydroquinone; Benzene, o-dihydroxy-; NCI-C55856; o-Diphenol; Katechol; Pyrokatechin; Pyrokatechol; Kachin; 2H-1-Benzopyran-3,5,7-triol, 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-,(2R-trans)-; NSC 1573; 1,2-Benzenediol (pyrocatechol); o-catecol
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Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
BS - Robert L. Brown and Stephen E. Stein
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos
ALS - Hussein Y. Afeefy, Joel F. Liebman, and Stephen E. Stein
DRB - Donald R. Burgess, Jr.
DH - Eugene S. Domalski and Elizabeth D. Hearing

Enthalpy of vaporization

Antoine Equation Parameters

log₁₀(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
    P = vapor pressure (bar)
    T = temperature (K)

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Enthalpy of sublimation

Enthalpy of fusion

Entropy of fusion

Gas Chromatography

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Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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References

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Chen, Oja, et al., 2006
Chen, Xu; Oja, Vahur; Chan, W. Geoffrey; Hajaligol, Mohammad R., Vapor Pressure Characterization of Several Phenolics and Polyhydric Compounds by Knudsen Effusion Method, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 2006, 51, 2, 386-391, https://doi.org/10.1021/je050293h . [all data]

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Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Tboil	Boiling point
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  Ttriple	Triple point temperature
  ΔfusH	Enthalpy of fusion
  ΔfusS	Entropy of fusion
  ΔsubH	Enthalpy of sublimation
  ΔsubH°	Enthalpy of sublimation at standard conditions
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization
  ΔvapH°	Enthalpy of vaporization at standard conditions

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