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Benzyl alcohol

ReagentPlus®, ≥99%

Synonym(s):

Benzenemethanol

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Linear Formula:
C6H5CH2OH
CAS Number:
100-51-6
Molecular Weight:
108.14
Beilstein:
878307
EC Number:
202-859-9
MDL number:
MFCD00004599
UNSPSC Code:
12352104
eCl@ss:
39023110
PubChem Substance ID:
329749166
NACRES:
NA.21
Assay:
≥99%
bp:
203-205 °C (lit.)
vapor pressure:
13.3 mmHg ( 100 °C)
3.75 mmHg ( 77 °C)
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vapor density

3.7 (vs air)

Quality Level

100

vapor pressure

13.3 mmHg ( 100 °C)
3.75 mmHg ( 77 °C)

product line

ReagentPlus®

Assay

≥99%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

817 °F

expl. lim.

0.34-6.3 %

refractive index

n20/D 1.539 (lit.)

bp

203-205 °C (lit.)

mp

−16-−13 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 33 g/L at 20 °C

density

1.045 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

OCc1ccccc1

InChI

1S/C7H8O/c8-6-7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5,8H,6H2

InChI key

WVDDGKGOMKODPV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Benzyl alcohol, an aromatic alcohol, is widely used in cosmetics and hair dyes.[1] It undergoes oxidation in the absence of solvent catalyzed by Pd catalysts supported on TiO2 functionalized with various amounts of 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES).[2]

Application

Benzyl alcohol may be used in the preparation of benzoic acid, via oxidation.[3]

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ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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GHS07

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Warning

Hazard Statements

H302 + H332,H319

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

213.8 °F - DIN 51758

Flash Point(C)

101 °C - DIN 51758

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STBL3751
SHBR8569
STBL1675
STBK9552

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Surface functionalized TiO2 supported Pd catalysts for solvent-free selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol.
Weerachawanasak P, et al.
Catalysis Today, 250, 218-225 (2015)
Eagleson M.
Concise Encyclopedia Chemistry, 122-122 (1994)
Béatrice Hechler et al.
The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics, 314(1), 232-243 (2005-03-29)
Our aim was to determine whether the newly described P2X1 antagonist NF449 [4,4',4'',4'''-(carbonylbis(imino-5,1,3-benzenetriylbis(carbonylimino)))tetrakis-benzene-1,3-disulfonic acid octasodium salt] could selectively antagonize the platelet P2X1 receptor and how it affected platelet function. NF449 inhibited alpha,beta-methyleneadenosine 5'-triphosphate-induced shape change (IC50 = 83 +/- 13
Yuma Morimoto et al.
Inorganic chemistry, 51(18), 10025-10036 (2012-09-08)
The rate of oxidation of 2,5-dimethoxybenzyl alcohol (2,5-(MeO)(2)C(6)H(3)CH(2)OH) by [Fe(IV)(O)(N4Py)](2+) (N4Py = N,N-bis(2-pyridylmethyl)-N-bis(2-pyridyl)methylamine) was enhanced significantly in the presence of Sc(OTf)(3) (OTf(-) = trifluoromethanesulfonate) in acetonitrile (e.g., 120-fold acceleration in the presence of Sc(3+)). Such a remarkable enhancement of the
Qing Lan et al.
Science (New York, N.Y.), 306(5702), 1774-1776 (2004-12-04)
Benzene is known to have toxic effects on the blood and bone marrow, but its impact at levels below the U.S. occupational standard of 1 part per million (ppm) remains uncertain. In a study of 250 workers exposed to benzene
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