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Sigma-Aldrich

α-(4-Pyridyl)benzhydrol

75%, technical grade

Synonym(s):

α,α-Diphenyl-4-pyridinemethanol

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C18H15NO
CAS Number:
1620-30-0
Molecular Weight:
261.32
EC Number:
216-584-7
MDL number:
MFCD00006434
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24847474

grade

technical grade

Assay

75%

SMILES string

OC(c1ccccc1)(c2ccccc2)c3ccncc3

InChI

1S/C18H15NO/c20-18(15-7-3-1-4-8-15,16-9-5-2-6-10-16)17-11-13-19-14-12-17/h1-14,20H

InChI key

MRHLFZXYRABVOZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

α-(4-Pyridyl)benzhydrol(LOH) acts as a ligand and reacts with zinc halides giving the complexes [Zn(LOH)2X2] (X = Cl; X = Br; X = I). It reacts with Ag(CF3SO3) to form a mixed organic/inorganic analogue of wheel-and-axle diol complex [Ag(LOH)2(CF3SO3)(CH3CN)].

Application

Thiol-protecting reagent.

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H315,H319,H335

Precautionary Statements

P261 - P305 + P351 + P338

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

Regulatory Listings

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JAN Code

121983-BULK:
121983-5G:
121983-100G:
121983-VAR:
121983-25G:

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Unusual hydrogen bonded (OH) 4 tetrahedral nests organize zinc (II) coordination complexes in a non covalent diamondoid network.
Bacchi A, et al.
CrystEngComm, 9(4), 313-318 (2007)
The Structural Role of the Triflate Anion in the Non-Covalent Silver Polymer [Ag (LOH)2 (CF3SO3)(CH3CN)]{LOH= a-(4-Pyridyl) benzhydrol}.
Bacchi A, et al.
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2004(10), 1985-1991 (2004)
Silke B Bodendiek et al.
Frontiers in pharmacology, 3, 106-106 (2012-06-12)
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