Reported in EPA TSCA Inventory.

The 2,6-Dihydroxy-anthraquinon, with the CAS registry number 84-60-6, is also known as 2,6-Dihydroxy-9,10-anthraquinone. It belongs to the product categories of Anthraquinones, Hydroquinones and Quinones; Anthraquinones; Highly Purified Reagents; Hydroxyanthraquinones; Other Categories; Refined Products by Sublimation. Its EINECS registry number is 201-544-3. This chemical's molecular formula is C₁₄H₈O₄ and molecular weight is 240.21. What's more, both its IUPAC name and systematic name are the same which is called 2,6-Dihydroxyanthracene-9,10-dione. It should be kept in a cold, dry and sealed place.

Physical properties about 2,6-Dihydroxy-anthraquinon are: (1)ACD/LogP: 3.36; (2)# of Rule of 5 Violations: 0; (3)ACD/LogD (pH 5.5): 3.33; (4)ACD/LogD (pH 7.4): 2.41; (5)ACD/BCF (pH 5.5): 197.31; (6)ACD/BCF (pH 7.4): 23.48; (7)ACD/KOC (pH 5.5): 1504.04; (8)ACD/KOC (pH 7.4): 178.99; (9)#H bond acceptors: 4; (10)#H bond donors: 2; (11)#Freely Rotating Bonds: 2; (12)Polar Surface Area: 52.6 Å²; (13)Index of Refraction: 1.732; (14)Molar Refractivity: 62.43 cm³; (15)Molar Volume: 155.9 cm³; (16)Surface Tension: 79.2 dyne/cm; (17)Density: 1.54 g/cm³; (18)Flash Point: 235.3 °C; (19)Enthalpy of Vaporization: 72.65 kJ/mol; (20)Boiling Point: 442.1 °C at 760 mmHg; (21) Vapour Pressure: 1.99E-08 mmHg at 25 °C.

Uses of 2,6-Dihydroxy-anthraquinon: it is used to produce other chemicals. For example, it can react to get Anthracene-2,6-diol. This reaction needs reagents Al(Hg), NH₄OH and solvents ethanol, H₂O at temperature of 60-65 °C. The reaction time is 2 hours. The yield is 78 %.

When you are dealing with this chemical, you should be very careful. This chemical is inflammation to the skin, eyes and respiratory system or other mucous membranes. If swallowed, it's harmful to health. Therefore, you should wear suitable protective clothing, gloves and eye/face protection. And in case of contacting with eyes, you should rinse immediately with plenty of water and seek medical advice.

You can still convert the following datas into molecular structure:
(1) SMILES: O=C2c1c(ccc(O)c1)C(=O)c3c2ccc(O)c3
(2) InChI: InChI=1S/C14H8O4/c15-7-1-3-9-11(5-7)14(18)10-4-2-8(16)6-12(10)13(9)17/h1-6,15-16H
(3) InChIKey: APAJFZPFBHMFQR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

The toxicity data is as follows: