1,2,4,5-Cyclohexanetetrol

1,2,4,5-Cyclohexanetetrol
	Generic structure of 1,2,4,5-cyclohexanetetrol
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name Cyclohexane-1,2,4,5-tetrol
	Other names 1,2,4,5-Tetrahydroxycyclohexane
Identifiers
CAS Number	35652-37-0;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	475253;
PubChem CID	546000;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID501312132 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C6H12O4/c7-3-1-4(8)6(10)2-5(3)9/h3-10H,1-2H2 Key: RDIDGZFQASQXBU-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
	SMILES C1C(C(CC(C1O)O)O)O;
Properties
Chemical formula	C6H12O4
Molar mass	148.158 g·mol−1
Density	1.6±0.1 g/cm3
Melting point	91.3 °C (196.3 °F; 364.4 K) estimated
Boiling point	297.1±40.0 estimated
Solubility in water	very highly soluble in water
Hazards
Flash point	149.8±21.9 °C
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

1,2,4,5-Cyclohexanetetrol (also named cyclohexane-1,2,4,5-tetrol, 1,2,4,5-tetrahydroxycyclohexane, or para-cyclohexanetetrol) is an organic compound whose molecule can be described as a cyclohexane with four hydroxyl (OH) groups substituted for hydrogen atoms on two non-adjacent pairs of adjacent carbon atoms. Its formula can be written C
₆H
₁₂O
₄, C
₆H
₈(OH)
₄, or [–(CH(OH)–)₂–CH
₂–]₂.

There are 7 isomers with this same structural formula, which are among the 43 isomers of cyclohexanetetrol. They are all polyols, more specifically tetrols and cyclitols. Some of them have biologically important roles in some organisms.