56296-23-2

Basic information

• Product Name: 5-dimethylamino-1,3-benzenedimethanol
• Synonyms: 5-dimethylamino-1,3-benzenedimethanol
• CAS NO: 56296-23-2
• Molecular Weight: 181.235
• Mol File: 56296-23-2.mol
• Article Data: 2

Chemical Properties

• CAS DataBase Reference: 5-dimethylamino-1,3-benzenedimethanol(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: 5-dimethylamino-1,3-benzenedimethanol(56296-23-2)
• EPA Substance Registry System: 5-dimethylamino-1,3-benzenedimethanol(56296-23-2)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 56296-23-2(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 2718-64-1 dimethyl 5-(N,N-dimethylamino)isophthalate 

Downstream Products

• 1203842-99-2 1,3-bis(bromomethyl)-5-dimethylaminobenzene 

Relevant articles and documents

Photochemical Cleavage of Benzylic C-O Bond Facilitated by an Ortho or Meta Amino Group

The excited state meta effect, also known as the meta-ortho effect, results from selective electron transmission from an electron-donating group to the meta and ortho sites on an aromatic ring in its first excited singlet state. This effect facilitates photochemical cleavage of benzylic C-O or C-N bond to release the corresponding alcohol, carboxylic acid, or amine when an electron-donating amino group is at the meta position, as demonstrated in our recent work of using a 3-diethylaminobenzyl (DEABn) group as an effective photolabile protecting group (PPG). Herein, we demonstrate that an ortho amino group can also facilitate benzylic C-O bond cleavage to release an alcohol or carboxylic acid. However, an amino group at the meta position results in a PPG with better overall chemical and photochemical properties.