5-NORBORNENE-2,3-DIMETHANOL, CAS No. 85-39-2

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85-39-2

Catalog No. EBD3079495

CAS 85-39-2

Name 5-NORBORNENE-2,3-DIMETHANOL

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Basic Information

Synonyms: 5-NORBORNENE-2,3-DIMETHANOL NORBORNA-5-ENE-2,3-DIMETHANOL 5-NORBORNENE-2,3-DIMETHANOL95+%GC 2,3-BIS(HYDROXYMETHYL)-5-NORBORNENE BICYCLO[2.2.1]HEPT-5-ENE-2,3-DIMETHANOL BICYCLO[2.2.1]HEPTA-5-ENE-2,3-DI(METHANOL) (5-METHYLOL-6-BICYCLO[2.2.1]HEPT-2-ENYL)METHANOL 1,1'-(BICYCLO[2.2.1]HEPTA-5-ENE-2,3-DIYL)DIMETHANOL [5-(HYDROXYMETHYL)-6-BICYCLO[2.2.1]HEPT-2-ENYL]METHANOL BICYCLO[2.2.1]HEPT-5-ENE-2,3-DIMETHANOL2,3-BIS(HYDROXYMETHYL)-5-NORBORNENE Bicyclo(2.2.1)hept-5-ene-2,3-dimethanol AI3-26535

Molecular Formula: C9H14O2

Molecular Weight: 154.21

Categories: Materials Chemistry > Polymers and Macromolecular Materials > Epoxy and Epoxy Resin Precursors Synthetic Chemistry > Organic Building Blocks > Other Organic Building Blocks

Product Description:

5-Norbornene-2,3-dimethanol is a bicyclic diol compound featuring a norbornene core structure with two hydroxymethyl substituents. It is a versatile bifunctional monomer. Its primary and most significant application is as a key precursor in the synthesis of high-performance polymers, particularly epoxy resins and cycloaliphatic epoxies. The norbornene structure imparts rigidity, thermal stability, and low dielectric constant to the resulting polymers, making them valuable for advanced electronic materials, coatings, and composite applications. It is also used in the preparation of other functional monomers and cross-linking agents. As a building block, it finds use in organic synthesis and materials science research due to its reactive hydroxyl groups and strained bicyclic alkene moiety, which can participate in various polymerization and addition reactions.

Physical Properties

Melting Point: 82 °C