| | Identification | More |  | [Name] 
 Pinacol
 |  | [CAS] 
 76-09-5
 |  | [Synonyms] 
 2,3-DIMETHYL-2,3-BUTANEDIOL
 2,3-Dimethylbutane-2,3-diol
 PINACOL
 PINACONE
 TETRAMETHYLETHYLENE GLYCOL
 1,1,2,2-tetramethylethyleneglycol
 2,3-butanediol,2,3-dimethyl-
 2,3-Dihydroxy-2,3-dimethylbutane
 2,3-Dimethyl-2,3-dihydroxybutane
 2,3-dimethyl-3-butanediol
 Dimethyl-4-butyleneglycol
 meso-2,3-Dimethyl-2,3-butanediol
 PINACOL ANHYDROUS
 Pinacol(2,3-Dimethyl-2,3-Butanediol)
 2,3-DIMETHYLBUTANEDIOL-2,3
 Pinakol
 PINACOL pure
 2,3-Dimethyl-2,3-butanediol,  Tetramethylethylene  glycol
 2,3-Dimethyl-2,3-butanediol (Pinacol)
 |  | [EINECS(EC#)] 
 200-933-5
 |  | [Molecular Formula] 
 C6H14O2
 |  | [MDL Number] 
 MFCD00004462
 |  | [Molecular Weight] 
 118.17
 |  | [MOL File] 
 76-09-5.mol
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 | Chemical Properties | Back Directory |  | [Appearance] 
 white solid
 |  | [Melting point ] 
 40-43 °C (lit.)
 |  | [Boiling point ] 
 171-172 °C/739 mmHg (lit.)
 |  | [density ] 
 0.967 g/cm3 (20℃)
 |  | [refractive index ] 
 1.4347 (estimate)
 |  | [Fp ] 
 171 °F
 
 |  | [storage temp. ] 
 Inert atmosphere,Room Temperature
 |  | [solubility ] 
 alcohol: freely soluble
 |  | [form ] 
 Crystalline Low Melting Solid
 |  | [pka] 
 14.80±0.29(Predicted)
 |  | [color ] 
 White
 |  | [Odor] 
 at 100.00 %. woody earthy patchouli warm bread
 |  | [Stability:] 
 Stable. Combustible. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, strong bases, strong acids.
 |  | [Odor Type] 
 woody
 |  | [Water Solubility ] 
 Soluble in hot water, alcohol, and diethyl ether.
 |  | [Sensitive ] 
 Hygroscopic
 |  | [Merck ] 
 14,7439
 |  | [BRN ] 
 1340501
 |  | [Dielectric constant] 
 7.4(24℃)
 |  | [InChIKey] 
 IVDFJHOHABJVEH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
 |  | [LogP] 
 0.540
 |  | [CAS DataBase Reference] 
 76-09-5(CAS DataBase Reference)
 |  | [NIST Chemistry Reference] 
 2,3-Butanediol, 2,3-dimethyl-(76-09-5)
 |  | [EPA Substance Registry System] 
 76-09-5(EPA Substance)
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 | Safety Data | Back Directory |  | [Hazard Codes ] 
 Xi,F
 |  | [Risk Statements ] 
 R38:Irritating to the skin.
 R36/37/38:Irritating to eyes, respiratory system and skin .
 |  | [Safety Statements ] 
 S37:Wear suitable gloves .
 S37/39:Wear suitable gloves and eye/face protection .
 S26:In case of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty of water and seek medical advice .
 |  | [WGK Germany ] 
 2
 
 |  | [RTECS ] 
 EK1720000
 
 |  | [F ] 
 3
 |  | [TSCA ] 
 Yes
 |  | [HS Code ] 
 29053990
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 | Raw materials And Preparation Products | Back Directory |  | [Raw materials] 
 Mercury chloride
 |  | [Preparation Products] 
 Pinacolone-->3-MORPHOLINOPHENYLBORONIC ACID PINACOL ESTER-->4-(PYRROLIDIN-1-YLMETHYL)BENZENEBORONIC ACID, PINACOL ESTER 97%1-[4-(4,4,5,5-TETRAMETHYL-1,3,2-DIOXABOROLAN-2-YL)BENZYL]PYRROLIDINE-->2-(1-BENZOTHIOPHEN-5-YL)-4,4,5,5-TETRAMETHYL-1,3,2-DIOXABOROLANE-->2-[3-(2-FURYL)PHENYL]-4,4,5,5-TETRAMETHYL-1,3,2-DIOXABOROLANE-->Bis(pinacolato)diboron-->1-Methyl-1H-pyrazole-5-boronic acid pinacol ester-->4-((N,N-DIMETHYLAMINO)METHYL)PHENYLBORONIC ACID PINACOL ESTER HYDROCHLORIDE-->4-SULFAMOYLPHENYLBORONIC ACID, PINACOL ESTER-->2-(1-FLUORONAPHTHALEN-4-YL)-4,4,5,5-TETRAMETHYL-1,3,2-DIOXABOROLANE-->1-Methyl-4-pyrazole boronic acid pinacol ester-->4-Hydroxyphenylboronic acid pinacol ester-->5-AMINOPYRIDINE-2-BORONIC ACID PINACOL ESTER-->2-(2-ISOPROPYLPHENYL)-4,4,5,5-TETRAMETHYL-1,3,2-DIOXABOROLANE-->Allylboronic acid pinacol ester-->Pinacol vinylboronate-->Pinacolborane-->4-Carboxylphenylboronic acid pinacol ester-->Benzenamine, 3-methyl-N-phenyl-5-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)--->Isopropenylboronic acid pinacol ester-->4-Nitrophenylboronic acid pinacol ester-->2,3-DIMETHYL-1,3-BUTADIENE-->3-(4,4,5,5-Tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)pyridine
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 | Hazard Information | Back Directory |  | [Chemical Properties] 
 white solid
 |  | [Occurrence] 
 Has apparently not been reported to occur in nature.
 |  | [Uses] 
 pinacol be used as organic intermediates.
 The pinacol coupling reaction with the inorganic electride [Ca2N](+)·e(−) as an electron donor in organic solvents was studied.
 |  | [Definition] 
 ChEBI: A glycol that is ethylene glycol in which all four methylene hydrogens have been replaced by methyl groups.
 |  | [Preparation] 
 By the bimolecular reduction of acetone.
 |  | [Synthesis Reference(s)] 
 Chemistry Letters, 10, p. 1469, 1981
 Journal of the American Chemical Society, 98, p. 1986, 1976 DOI: 10.1021/ja00423a067
 Tetrahedron Letters, 21, p. 449, 1980 DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)71429-8
 |  | [Toxicity evaluation] 
 Both the acute oral LD50 value in rats and the acute dermal LD50 value in rabbits exceeded 5 g/kg (Moreno, 1975). The acute oral LD50 of pinacol for male albino mice was found to be 28-6 mmol/kg (Wenzel & Koff, 1956). Pinacol showed anticonvulsant activity for electroshock seizures and Metrazol? convulsions; the PD 50 values (a measure of the protective dose) determined 15 min after oral administration of pinacol to mice were found to be 16-4 and 3-44 mmol/kg for electroshock and Metrazol convulsions, respectively (Wenzel & Koff, 1956).
 |  | [General Description] 
 
 The pinacol coupling reaction with the inorganic electride [Ca2N](+)·e(?) as an electron donor in organic solvents was studied. |  | [Metabolism] 
 Pinacol forms a glucuronide in the rabbit (Williams, 1959), and was found highly conjugated with glucuronic acid in the urine of chinchilla rabbits following oral administration of 1.0-1.5 g pinacol/kg body weight (Gessner, Parke & Williams, 1960). Pinacol was not utilized to any significant extent by endocrine tissues from human placenta, rat ovary, rat testis or rat adrenal gland (Ferguson, Baillie, Caiman & Hart, 1966).
 |  | [Purification Methods] 
 The hydrate is rendered anhydrous by azeotropic distillation of water with *benzene. Recrystallise it from *benzene or toluene/pet ether, absolute EtOH or dry diethyl ether. It recrystallises from water to give the hexahydrate. [Beilstein 1 IV 2575.]
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