4,5-Dimethylbenzene-1,2-dimethanol

Krishna Kumar Gnanasekaran; Richard A. Bunce; K. Darrell Berlin

doi:10.3390/M835

Molbank (Oct 2014)

4,5-Dimethylbenzene-1,2-dimethanol

Krishna Kumar Gnanasekaran,
Richard A. Bunce,
K. Darrell Berlin

Affiliations

Krishna Kumar Gnanasekaran: Department of Chemistry, Oklahoma State University, 107 Physical Sciences, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
Richard A. Bunce: Department of Chemistry, Oklahoma State University, 107 Physical Sciences, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA
K. Darrell Berlin: Department of Chemistry, Oklahoma State University, 107 Physical Sciences, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/M835
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2014, no. 4
p. M835

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An efficient and cost-effective synthesis of 4,5-dimethylbenzene-1,2-dimethanol is reported. The synthesis is accomplished in three steps with an overall yield of 80%.

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ISSN: 1422-8599 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry: Inorganic chemistry
Website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/molbank

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