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IUPAC name:
bis(hydroxyethyl) terephthalate

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EC number:
213-497-6
EC name:
Bis(hydroxyethyl) terephthalate
CAS number:
959-26-2
CAS number:
959-26-2
Synonyms
Names:
1,4-Benzenedicarboxylic acid, bis(2-hydroxyethyl) ester
Bis(2-hydroxyethyl) 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate
Bis(2-hydroxyethyl) benzene-1,4-dicarboxylate
Bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate
Bis(β-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate
Identifier:
EC name
Bis(hydroxyethyl) terephthalate
Identifier:
IUPAC name
1,4‐bis(2‐hydroxyethyl) benzene‐1,4‐dicarboxylate
Identifier:
IUPAC name
Bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate
Identifier:
IUPAC name
bis(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate
Identifier:
common name
BHET
Identifier:
other: SMILES notation
CC(O)OC(=O)c1ccc(cc1)C(=O)OC(C)O
Identifier:
other: InChl
InChI=1/C12H14O6/c1-7(13)17-11(15)9-3-5-10(6-4-9)12(16)18-8(2)14/h3-8,13-14H,1-2H3
1,4‐bis(2‐hydroxyethyl) benzene‐1,4‐dicarboxylate

Molecular and structural information

Molecular formula:
C12H14O6
Molecular weight:
254.24
SMILES notation:
C1=CC(=CC=C1C(=O)OCCO)C(=O)OCCO
InChl:
InChI=1S/C12H14O6/c13-5-7-17-11(15)9-1-2-10(4-3-9)12(16)18-8-6-14/h1-4,13-14H,5-8H2
Structural formula:
Chemical structure

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