Hexamethylbenzene, 99+%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals

Name: Hexamethylbenzene, 99+%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals
SKU: ALFA10294.06

CAS: 87-85-4 | C12H18 | 162.276 g/mol

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Specifications

Chemical Name or MaterialHexamethylbenzene

CAS87-85-4

Melting Point163°C to 167°C

Recommended StorageAmbient temperatures

Density1.063

Hexamethylbenzene is used as pharmaceutical intermediates, in organic synthesis of compounds, as a solvent for He-NMR spectroscopy. Used as a ligand in organometallic chemistry. Reaction with dimethyldioxirane, gives the major product, an unusual oxepane triepoxide.

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Applications
Hexamethylbenzene is used as pharmaceutical intermediates, in organic synthesis of compounds, as a solvent for He-NMR spectroscopy. Used as a ligand in organometallic chemistry. Reaction with dimethyldioxirane, gives the major product, an unusual oxepane triepoxide.

Solubility
Insoluble in water

Notes
Incompatible with nitromethane, strong oxidizing agents.

RUO – Research Use Only

General References:

Helena L. Chum; V. R. Koch; L. L. Miller; R. A. Osteryoung. Electrochemical scrutiny of organometallic iron complexes and hexamethylbenzene in a room temperature molten salt. J. Am. Chem. Soc.1975, 97 (11), 3264-3265.
Oxidative rearrangement occurs on treatment with peroxytrifluoroacetic acid (caution! 90% H₂O₂) and BF₃ etherate to give hexamethyl-2,4-cyclohexadienone: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 88, 1005 (1966); Org. Synth. Coll., 5, 598 (1973). Reaction with dimethyldioxirane, on the other hand, gives, as the major product, an unusual oxepane triepoxide: J. Org. Chem., 61, 7660 (1996):