1,3-Dimethoxybenzene

1,3-Dimethoxybenzene is a carbonyl compound with the chemical formula C6H4(OCH2)2. It is soluble in water and has a boiling point of 176 °C. This compound reacts with hydrochloric acid to produce an intermediate acid chloride and hydrogen chloride gas. 1,3-Dimethoxybenzene also reacts with trifluoromethanesulfonic acid to produce an intermediate sulfonium salt and hydrogen fluoride gas. 1,3-Dimethoxybenzene can be used as a reagent for analytical methods such as IR spectroscopy, NMR spectroscopy, or mass spectrometry. When 1,3-dimethoxybenzene is combined with sodium hydroxide and acetic acid it forms an isothiouronium salt that can be used to study the effects of fatty acids on physiological activity. 1,3-Dimethoxybenzene has conformational