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2-Fluorobenzyl alcohol

98%

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Linear Formula:
FC6H4CH2OH
CAS Number:
446-51-5
Molecular Weight:
126.13
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
2079486
EC Number:
207-170-7
MDL number:
MFCD00004601
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
24849987
NACRES:
NA.22

assay

98%

form

liquid

refractive index

n20/D 1.514 (lit.)

density

1.173 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

OCc1ccccc1F

InChI

1S/C7H7FO/c8-7-4-2-1-3-6(7)5-9/h1-4,9H,5H2

InChI key

QEHXDOJPVIHUDO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

2-Fluorobenzyl alcohol undergoes oxidation using graphite oxide under ultrasonic irradiation to yield 2-fluorobenzaldehyde.

Application

2-Fluorobenzyl alcohol was used in Nafion-H catalyzed preparation of diphenylmethyl ethers of alcohols.

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

194.0 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

90 °C - closed cup

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Nafion-catalyzed preparation of benzhydryl ethers.
Stanescu MA and Varma RS.
Tetrahedron Letters, 43(41), 7307-7309 (2002)
Rianne E van Outersterp et al.
The Analyst, 145(18), 6162-6170 (2020-09-15)
Distinguishing positional isomers, such as compounds having different substitution patterns on an aromatic ring, presents a significant challenge for mass spectrometric analyses and is a frequently encountered difficulty in, for example, drug metabolism research. In contrast to mass spectrometry, IR
Graphite oxide: an efficient reagent for oxidation of alcohols under sonication.
Mirza-Aghayan M, et al.
Tetrahedron Letters, 53(37), 4962-4965 (2012)

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