189685

4-Phenyl-2-butanol

97%

• Synonym(s): α−Methyl-benzenepropanol
• Linear Formula: C₆H₅CH₂CH₂CH(OH)CH₃
• CAS Number: 2344-70-9
• Molecular Weight: 150.22
• EC Number: 219-055-9
• MDL number: MFCD00044349
• UNSPSC Code: 12352100
• PubChem Substance ID: 24851389
• NACRES: NA.22

Properties

• assay: 97%
• form: liquid
• refractive index: n20/D 1.5140 (lit.)
• bp: 132 °C/14 mmHg (lit.)
• density: 0.970 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• SMILES string: CC(O)CCc1ccccc1
• InChI: 1S/C10H14O/c1-9(11)7-8-10-5-3-2-4-6-10/h2-6,9,11H,7-8H2,1H3
• InChI key: GDWRKZLROIFUML-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

4-Phenyl-2-butanol undergoes (η⁵-pentaphenylcyclopentadienyl)RuCl(CO)₂ catalyzed racemization efficiently at room temperature in the presence of a base. 4-Phenyl-2-butanol on reaction with sulfuric acid yields polymer.

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 10 - Combustible liquids
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: Eyeshields, Gloves