Resorcinol

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

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: GHMLBKRAJCXXBS-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 108-46-3
• Chemical structure:
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• Other names: 1,3-Benzenediol; α-Resorcinol; m-Benzenediol; m-Dihydroxybenzene; m-Dioxybenzene; m-Hydroquinone; m-Hydroxyphenol; Benzene, 1,3-dihydroxy-; C.I. Developer 4; C.I. Oxidation Base 31; C.I. 76505; Developer O; Developer R; Developer RS; Durafur Developer G; Fouramine RS; Fourrine EW; Fourrine 79; Nako TGG; Pelagol Grey RS; Pelagol RS; Resorcin; 1,3-Dihydroxybenzene; 3-Hydroxyphenol; Benzene, m-dihydroxy-; Phenol, m-hydroxy-; NCI-C05970; Rcra waste number U201; Resorcine; UN 2876; NSC 1571; Rodol RS; 1,3-Dihydroxybenzene (resorcinol)
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Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
B - John E. Bartmess
MM - Michael M. Meot-Ner (Mautner)
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi

View reactions leading to C₆H₆O₂⁺ (ion structure unspecified)

Proton affinity at 298K

Protonation entropy at 298K

Ionization energy determinations

De-protonation reactions

C₆H₅O₂^- +  =

By formula: C₆H₅O₂^- + H⁺ = C₆H₆O₂

Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Spectrum

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UV/Visible spectrum

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Gas Chromatography

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Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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Kovats' RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Kovats' RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program

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Lee's RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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References

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Bouchoux, Defaye, et al., 2002
Bouchoux, G.; Defaye, D.; McMahon, T.B.; Likholyot, A.; Mo, O.; Yanez, M., Structural and energetic aspects of the protonation of phenol, catechol, resorcinol, and hydroquinone, Chem. Eur. J., 2002, 8, 2900-2909. [all data]

Palmer, Moyes, et al., 1979
Palmer, M.H.; Moyes, W.; Speirs, M.; Ridyard, J.N.A., The electronic structure of substituted benzenes; ab initio calculations and photoelectron spectra for phenol, the methyl- and fluoro-derivatives, and the dihydroxybenzenes, J. Mol. Struct., 1979, 52, 293. [all data]

Fujio, McIver, et al., 1981
Fujio, M.; McIver, R.T., Jr.; Taft, R.W., Effects on the acidities of phenols from specific substituent-solvent interactions. Inherent substituent parameters from gas phase acidities, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1981, 103, 4017. [all data]

Kebarle and McMahon, 1977
Kebarle, P.; McMahon, T.B., Intrinsic Acidities of Substituted Phenols and Benzoic Acids Determined by Gas Phase Proton Transfer Equilibria, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1977, 99, 7, 2222, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00449a032 . [all data]

Radecki and Grzybowski, 1978
Radecki, A.; Grzybowski, J., Linear relationship between retention indices and chemical structure of phenols, J. Chromatogr., 1978, 152, 1, 211-213, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(00)85352-2 . [all data]

Alley and Dykes, 1972
Alley, B.J.; Dykes, H.W.H., Gas-Liquid Chromatographic Determination of Nitrate Esters,Stabilizers and Plasticizers in Nitrocellulose-Base Propellants, J. Chromatogr., 1972, 71, 1, 23-37, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(01)85687-9 . [all data]

Grzybowski, Lamparczyk, et al., 1980
Grzybowski, J.; Lamparczyk, H.; Nasal, A.; Radecki, A., Relationship between the retention indices of phenols on polar and non-polar stationary phases, J. Chromatogr., 1980, 196, 2, 217-223, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0021-9673(00)80441-0 . [all data]

Peterson, 1992
Peterson, K.L., Counter-Propagation Neural Networks in the Modeling and Prediction of Kovats Indices for Substituted Phenols, Anal. Chem., 1992, 64, 4, 379-386, https://doi.org/10.1021/ac00028a011 . [all data]

Chen, Keeran, et al., 2002
Chen, P.H.; Keeran, W.S.; Van Ausdale, W.A.; Schindler, D.R.; Roberts, D.W., Application of Lee retention indices to the confirmation of tentatively identified compounds from GC/MS analysis of environmental samples, Technical paper, Analytical Services Division, Environmental ScienceEngineering, Inc, PO Box 1703, Gainesville, FL 32602, 2002, 11. [all data]

Eckel and Kind, 2003
Eckel, W.P.; Kind, T., Use of boiling point-Lee retention index correlation for rapid review of gas chromatography-mass spectrometry data, Anal. Chim. Acta., 2003, 494, 1-2, 235-243, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2003.08.003 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  ΔrG°	Free energy of reaction at standard conditions
  ΔrH°	Enthalpy of reaction at standard conditions

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