Properties
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Pyrocatechol is colorless monoclinic crystal; Molecular weight110.11; Specific gravity:1.37; Molar heat capacity:0.14kj/mol.k; Melting point:104~105℃; Boiling point: 246℃; Flash point:127℃(open); Can dissolve in water, ethanol, ether, benzene, chloroform, pyridine, liquid alkali. Pyrocatechol is poisonous, can distil, flammable, easy to oxidize into chocolate brown when expose in the air.
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Uses
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Used as the rubber hardener, electroplate additive, skin antiseptic bactericide, hair dye, photographic developer, color photograph antioxidant, fur dye developer, crusting agent for paint and varnish; It is the important raw material for synthetic resin, tannic acid, Furadan, Baygon insecticides, berberine, adrenaline, vanillin, safrole,etc.
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