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4-Nitrocinnamyl alcohol

98%

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Linear Formula:
O2NC6H4CH=CHCH2OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
179.17
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Assay

98%

mp

127-128 °C (lit.)

functional group

hydroxyl
nitro

SMILES string

OC\C=C\c1ccc(cc1)[N+]([O-])=O

InChI

1S/C9H9NO3/c11-7-1-2-8-3-5-9(6-4-8)10(12)13/h1-6,11H,7H2/b2-1+

InChI key

LGXXEDSIJZHDBN-OWOJBTEDSA-N

General description

4-Nitrocinnamyl alcohol is a substituted benzyl alcohol. 4-Nitrocinnamyl alcohol is reported to undergo chlorination with tosyl chloride (TsCl) to give 4-nitrocinnamyl chloride.

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Rui Ding et al.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 16(7), 5665-5673 (2011-07-05)
Treatment of substituted benzyl alcohols with tosyl chloride resulted in the formation of the corresponding chlorides, not the usual tosylates. A series of experiments demonstrated that it was possible to predict whether chlorination or tosylation would occur for substituted benzyl

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