Reported in EPA TSCA Inventory.

1,6-HEXANEDIOL (629-11-8): 96.0% min
C6 DIOLS: 99.0% min
ACID NUMBER: 0.1 max (mg KOH/g)
COLOR, APHA: 20 max
WATER: 0.1% MAX

Introduction of 1,6-Hexanediol
The 1,6-Hexanediol, with the cas registry number 629-11-8, has the IUPAC name of hexane-1,6-diol. Being a kind of white acicular crystal, it is hygroscopic, and is soluble in water and ethanol while insoluble in benzene. Besides, its product categories are including Industrial/Fine Chemicals; alpha,omega-Alkanediols; alpha,omega-Bifunctional Alkanes; Monofunctional & alpha,omega-Bifunctional Alkanes; Optimization Reagents; Protein Structural Analysis; X-Ray Crystallography. It is widely applied in many ways. It could be used in producing polyurethane, unsaturated polyester, plasticizer, hardening agent of gelatinizing agent, and ameliorant of lubricating oil; It could also be used in producing in pesticide cinerin, organic peroxides, musk, polyvinyl plastics cross-linking agent, and polyether rubber.
 
The characteristics of this chemical are as follows:
(1)# of Rule of 5 Violations: 0; (2)ACD/LogD (pH 5.5): -0.07; (3)ACD/LogD (pH 7.4): -0.07; (4)ACD/BCF (pH 5.5): 1; (5)ACD/BCF (pH 7.4): 1; (6)ACD/KOC (pH 5.5): 21.88; (7)ACD/KOC (pH 7.4): 21.88; (8)#H bond acceptors: 2; (9)#H bond donors: 2; (10)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 7; (11)Polar Surface Area: 40.46; (12)Index of Refraction: 1.449; (13)Molar Refractivity: 32.91 cm³; (14)Molar Volume: 122.5 cm³; (15)Polarizability: 13.04 ×10^-24 cm³; (16)Surface Tension: 37.9 dyne/cm; (17)Density: 0.963 g/cm³; (18)Flash Point: 101.7 °C; (19)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 55.39 kJ/mol; (20)Boiling Point: 239.7 °C at 760 mmHg; (21)Vapour Pressure: 0.00693 mmHg at 25°C; (22)Exact Mass: 118.09938; (23)MonoIsotopic Mass: 118.09938; (24)Topological Polar Surface Area: 40.5; (25)Heavy Atom Count: 8; (26)Formal Charge: 0; (27)Complexity: 31.5.

Structure Descriptors of 1,6-Hexanediol：
(1)Canonical SMILES: C(CCCO)CCO
(2)InChI: InChI=1S/C6H14O2/c7-5-3-1-2-4-6-8/h7-8H,1-6H2
(3)InChIKey: XXMIOPMDWAUFGU-UHFFFAOYSA-N 5. Preparation of 
 
Toxicity of 1,6-Hexanediol are as follows:

Organism	Test Type	Route	Reported Dose (Normalized Dose)	Effect	Source
mouse	LD50	intraperitoneal	1738mg/kg (1738mg/kg)		Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. Vol. 49, Pg. 385, 1979.
rabbit	LD50	skin	> 10gm/kg (10000mg/kg)		Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. Vol. 28, Pg. 313, 1974.
rat	LD50	oral	3730mg/kg (3730mg/kg)		Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. Vol. 28, Pg. 313, 1974.

Preparation of 1,6-Hexanediol:
The production method of 1,6-Hexanediol is as below: go through the catalytic reduction of the Dimethyl adipate for synthesis with the existence of Sodium Metal and ethanol to get the products or have the catalytic reduction of 2,4diyne-1,6-diol to get this chemical.

Safety information of 1,6-Hexanediol:
When you are dealing with this chemical, you should be very careful and then take some measures to protect yourself. It is irritating to eyes, respiratory system and skin, so you should wear suitable protective clothing and gloves while using. And then avoid contacting with skin and eyes and remember not to breathe gas/fumes/vapour/spray (appropriate wording to be specified by the manufacturer).