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dihydroresorcinol
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1,3-Cyclohexanedione is an organic compound with the formula (CH2)4(CO)2. It is one of three isomeric cyclohexanediones. It is a colorless compound that occurs naturally. It is the substrate for cyclohexanedione hydrolase. The compound exists mainly as the enol tautomer.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C6H8O2
- Molecular weight
- 112.13 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- cyclohexane-1,3-dione
- SMILES
- C1CC(=O)CC(=O)C1
- InChIKey
- HJSLFCCWAKVHIW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 0
- Polar surface area
- 34.1 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- 112.052429
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- Commons category
- 1,3-Cyclohexanedione
- chemical formula
- C₆H₈O₂
- canonical SMILES
- C1CC(=O)CC(=O)C1
- melting point
- 103.0
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- Synthesis, structure, and reactivity
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1,3-Cyclohexanedione is an organic compound with the formula (CH2)4(CO)2. It is one of three isomeric cyclohexanediones. It is a colorless compound that occurs naturally. It is the substrate for cyclohexanedione hydrolase. The compound exists mainly as the enol tautomer.
==Synthesis, structure, and reactivity== 1,3-Cyclohexanedione is produced by semi-hydrogenation of resorcinol: C6H4(OH)2 + H2 → C6H8O2
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