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benzenehexol
Sign in to saveBenzenehexol, also called hexahydroxybenzene, is an organic compound with formula or . It is a six-fold phenol of benzene. The product is also called hexaphenol, but this name has been used also for other substances.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C6H6O6
- Molecular weight
- 174.11 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- benzene-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol
- SMILES
- C1(=C(C(=C(C(=C1O)O)O)O)O)O
- InChIKey
- VWPUAXALDFFXJW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -0.2
- Polar surface area
- 121 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 6
- H-bond acceptors
- 6
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
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- chemical formula
- C₆H₆O₆
- canonical SMILES
- C1(=C(C(=C(C(=C1O)O)O)O)O)O
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Benzenehexolate
- Esters
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Benzenehexol, also called hexahydroxybenzene, is an organic compound with formula or . It is a six-fold phenol of benzene. The product is also called hexaphenol, but this name has been used also for other substances.
Benzenehexol is a crystalline solid soluble in hot water, with a melting point above 310°. It can be prepared from inositol (cyclohexanehexol). Oxidation of benzenehexol yields tetrahydroxy-p-benzoquinone (THBQ), rhodizonic acid, and dodecahydroxycyclohexane. Conversely, benzenehexol can be obtained by reduction of sodium THBQ salt with SnCl2/HCl.
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