[4] An industrial chemical, a key use is in the reduction of the viscosity of epoxy resin systems functioning as a reactive diluent.

[5][6] The material is known under various names which include:[7] The manufacturing process involves reacting cyclohexanedimethanol with epichlorohydrin, using a Lewis acid as catalyst, to form a halohydrin.

This is followed by washing with sodium hydroxide in a dehydrochlorination step to form the epoxide rings.

[8] The waste products are water and sodium chloride and excess caustic soda.

As the molecule has oxirane functionality, a key use is reducing the viscosity of epoxy resins.