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Properties of substance:

p-hydroquinone

Group of substances:

organic

Physical appearance:

colorless hexagonal crystals

Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):

C6H6O2

Structural formula as text:

HOC6H4OH

Molar/atomic mass: 110.1106

Melting point (°C):

170

Boiling point (°C):

286

Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):

acetone: 24.15 (20°C) [Ref.]
benzene: 0.028 (20°C) [Ref.]
benzene: 0.056 (30°C) [Ref.]
benzene: 0.28 (40°C) [Ref.]
benzene: 0.7 (50°C) [Ref.]
carbon tetrachloride: miscible [Ref.]
deuterium oxide: 6.11 (25°C) [Ref.]
diethyl ether: soluble [Ref.]
ethanol: very soluble [Ref.]
formic acid 95%: 6.07 (20.2°C) [Ref.]
hydrogen fluoride : very soluble [Ref.]
water: 3.846 (0°C) [Ref.]
water: 5.9 (15°C) [Ref.]
water: 7.334 (25°C) [Ref.]
water: 11.5 (40°C) [Ref.]
water: 25.93 (60°C) [Ref.]
water: 46.81 (80°C) [Ref.]
water: 66.44 (100°C) [Ref.]

Density:

1.358 (20°C, g/cm3)

Dissociation:

pKa (1) = 9.85 (25°C, water)
pKa (1) = 9.96 (18°C, water)
pKa (2) = 11.4 (25°C, water)

Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation ΔfH0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

-363.48 (s)

Molar enthalpy (heat) of fusion ΔfusH (kJ/mol):

27.15

Enthalpy (heat) of vaporization ΔvapH (kJ/mol):

99.3

Heat of combustion (kJ/mol):

2864.7

LD50 (mg/kg):

720 (rats, oral)
340 (mice, oral)
299 (dogs, )

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