CatecholCatechol ( or ), also known as pyrocatechol or 1,2-dihydroxybenzene, is an organic compound with the molecular formula C6H4(OH)2. It is the ortho isomer of the three isomeric benzenediols. Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article Catechol, revision 1380089150.

Property

Value

Formula

C6H6O2, 110.11 g/mol

Melting point

105 °C

Boiling point

245.5 °C

Density

1.344 g/cm³

Flash point

127 °C

log P, measured

0.88

pKa

9.45

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