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2-Methylbenzyl alcohol

98%

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Linear Formula:
CH3C6H4CH2OH
CAS Number:
89-95-2
Molecular Weight:
122.16
Beilstein:
1929783
EC Number:
201-954-2
MDL number:
MFCD00004622
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24851163
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor pressure

0.75 mmHg ( 86 °C)

Assay

98%

form

solid

refractive index

n20/D 1.5408 (lit.)

bp

109-110 °C/14 mmHg (lit.)

mp

33-36 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

Cc1ccccc1CO

InChI

1S/C8H10O/c1-7-4-2-3-5-8(7)6-9/h2-5,9H,6H2,1H3

InChI key

XPNGNIFUDRPBFJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

2-Methylbenzyl alcohol is widely used strong mobile phase additive in HPLC.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

219.2 °F - closed cup - (External MSDS)

Flash Point(C)

104 °C - closed cup - (External MSDS)

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Quinones et al.
Analytical chemistry, 72(7), 1495-1502 (2000-04-14)
High-concentration HPLC band profiles of single solutes and the individual band profiles of the components of binary and ternary mixtures are reported for benzyl alcohol, 2-phenylethanol, and 2-methylbenzyl alcohol. These solutes were eluted from a C18 column by a binary
Non-mutagenicity of toluene, o-, m- and p-xylene, o-methylbenzylalcohol and o-methylbenzylsulfate in the Ames assay.
R P Bos et al.
Mutation research, 88(3), 273-279 (1981-03-01)
Jeong-Eeh Lee et al.
Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis, 174, 115-122 (2019-06-05)
Benzene (B), toluene (T), ethylbenzene (E), o-, m- and p-xylene (o-, m-, p-X) are ubiquitous and frequently exposed to human throughout the environment. Previously published test methods for phenolic biomarkers are not sensitive enough to be detected in most general

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