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Benzyl alcohol

anhydrous, 99.8%

• Synonym(s): BnOH, Benzenemethanol
• Linear Formula: C₆H₅CH₂OH
• CAS Number: 100-51-6
• Molecular Weight: 108.14
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 878307
• EC Number: 202-859-9
• MDL number: MFCD00004599
• UNSPSC Code: 12352104
• eCl@ss: 39023110
• PubChem Substance ID: 57648443
• NACRES: NA.21

Properties

• grade: anhydrous
• Quality Level: 100
• vapor density: 3.7 (vs air)
• vapor pressure: 13.3 mmHg ( 100 °C); 3.75 mmHg ( 77 °C)
• assay: 99.8%
• form: liquid
• autoignition temp.: 817 °F
• expl. lim.: 0.34-6.3 %
• impurities: <0.003% water; <0.005% water (100 mL pkg)
• 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

Description

General description

Benzyl alcohol is a monoaromatic primary alcohol widely used as a solvent and as an intermediate in cosmetic formulations, pharmaceutical and flavor/fragrance industries. It is capable of forming an intramolecular OH.... π hydrogen bond and it exists in gauche cis conformation around the alcoholic group.

Application

Benzyl alcohol reacts with triethyl phosphite and zinc iodide to form the corresponding phosphonates. It may also be used in the preparation of benzyl bromoacetate by reacting with bromoacetyl bromide in the presence of sodium hydrogen carbonate.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS07
• signalword: Warning
• hcodes: H302 + H332,H319
• pcodes: P261 - P264 - P271 - P301 + P312 - P304 + P340 + P312 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Irrit. 2
• Storage Class: 10 - Combustible liquids
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: 213.8 °F - DIN 51758
• flash_point_c: 101 °C - DIN 51758
• ppe: Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter