Difference between revisions of "Resorcinol"

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White crystalline phenol used as a developer and stabilizer for direct dyes. Resorcinol also reacts with formaldehyde, acetanilide, rubber, and other compounds to form polymers and azo dyes. Resorcinol formaldehyde resin cures at room temperature to form a very strong bond. It is commonly used as an adhesive for wood veneers and rubber-textile laminates.

resorcine; resorcin; m-dihydroxybenzene; 3-hydroxyphenol; 1,3-benzenediol

FTIR

Chemical structure

Soluble in water, ethanol, ether, glycerol, benzene, amyl alcohol. Slightly soluble in chloroform.

Toxic by ingestion. Contact and inhalation causes severe irritation to skin, eyes and lungs.

Combustible. Flash point = 127 C (261 F)

Mallinckrodt Baker: MSDS

G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 667

Michael McCann, Artist Beware, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York City, 1979

Pam Hatchfield, Pollutants in the Museum Environment, Archetype Press, London, 2002

Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976

The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 8323

Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000

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 * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 667