In
organic chemistry
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, dimethoxybenzene is an
organic compound
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which is
derived
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See also
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*Derivation (disambiguatio ...
from
benzene
Benzene is an organic chemical compound with the molecular formula C6H6. The benzene molecule is composed of six carbon atoms joined in a planar ring with one hydrogen atom attached to each. Because it contains only carbon and hydrogen atoms, ...
() by
substituting two
methoxy group
In organic chemistry, a methoxy group is the functional group consisting of a methyl group bound to oxygen. This alkoxy group has the formula .
On a benzene ring, the Hammett equation classifies a methoxy substituent at the ''para'' position as ...
s (). Dimethoxybenzene comes in three
structural isomer
In chemistry, a structural isomer (or constitutional isomer in the IUPAC nomenclature) of a chemical compound, compound is another compound whose molecule has the same number of atoms of each element, but with logically distinct chemical bond, b ...
s:
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1,2-Dimethoxybenzene (Veratrole)
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1,3-Dimethoxybenzene
1,3-Dimethoxybenzene is an organic compound with the formula C6H4( OCH3)2. It is one of three isomers of dimethoxybenzene.
Uses
1,3-Dimethoxybenzene has been used in the synthesis of novel oxathiane spiroketal donors.{{Cite journal , last=A. ...
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1,4-Dimethoxybenzene
All isomers share the
molecular weight
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138.17 g/mol and the
chemical formula
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.
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