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Benzoin

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

α-Hydroxy-α-phenylacetophenone, α-Hydroxybenzyl phenyl ketone, 2-Hydroxy-2-phenylacetophenone

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Linear Formula:
C6H5CH(OH)COC6H5
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
212.24
Beilstein:
391839
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

Assay

≥99.0% (HPLC)

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

bp

194 °C/12 mmHg (lit.)

mp

134-138 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

SMILES string

OC(c1ccccc1)C(=O)c2ccccc2

InChI

1S/C14H12O2/c15-13(11-7-3-1-4-8-11)14(16)12-9-5-2-6-10-12/h1-10,13,15H

InChI key

ISAOCJYIOMOJEB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Benzoins are a class of 2-hydroxy ketones that are important subunits of several biologically active compounds.

Application

Benzoin has been used as a reference standard for the analysis of benzoin as an analyte protectant in fruit and vegetable samples by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) operating in selected ion monitoring (SIM) mode. It may be used as a derivatizing agent for:
  • Guanidino compounds in serum prior to their determination by micellar electrokinetic capillary (MEKC) chromatography (MEKC).
  • Metformin in pharmaceutical preparations and urine prior to its determination by spectrophotometry.
  • Famotidine and ranitidine in drugs and biological samples prior to their determination using high performance liquid chromatography-diode array detection (HPLC-DAD).

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Asymmetric benzoin reaction catalyzed by benzoylformate decarboxylase.
Demir AS, et al.
Tetrahedron Asymmetry, 10(24), 4769-4774 (1999)
Spectrophotometric determination of metformin in pharmaceutical preparations, serum and urine using benzoin as derivatizing reagent.
Alamgir M, et al.
J. Chem. Soc. Pak., 36(2), 344-349 (2014)
Determination of guanidino compounds in serum by micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography using benzoin as the derivatizing reagent.
Kandhro AJ, et al.
Analytical Letters, 43(13), 2049-2060 (2010)
Evaluation of analyte protectants to improve gas chromatographic analysis of pesticides.
Anastassiades M, et al.
Journal of Chromatography A, 1015(1-2), 163-184 (2003)
HPLC Determination of Metformin, Famotidine and Ranitidine by Derivatization with Benzoin from Drugs and Biological Samples.
Alamgir MYKM, et al.
Pharmaceutica Analytica Acta, 8(546), 2-2 (2017)

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