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Benzyl ether

98%

Synonym(s):

Dibenzyl ether

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Linear Formula:
(C6H5CH2)2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
198.26
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
203-118-2
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1911156
MDL number:
Assay:
98%
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Quality Level

assay

98%

refractive index

n20/D 1.561 (lit.)

bp

298 °C (lit.)

mp

1.5-3.5 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: insoluble, acetone: miscible, chloroform: miscible, diethyl ether: miscible, ethanol: miscible

density

1.043 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

functional group

ether, phenyl

SMILES string

C(OCc1ccccc1)c2ccccc2

InChI

1S/C14H14O/c1-3-7-13(8-4-1)11-15-12-14-9-5-2-6-10-14/h1-10H,11-12H2

InChI key

MHDVGSVTJDSBDK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Benzyl ether is an aromatic ether that is commonly employed as a protecting agent and benzylating agent.

Benzyl ether is a plasticizer for nitrocellulose and a solvent in perfumery.

Application

Benzyl ether was used as an effective GFP friendly tissue clearing medium for mouse brains. It was used in a study to develop a detailed protocol for performing 3D imaging of solvent-cleared organs and its application to various microscopy techniques.


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Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Skin Sens. 1B

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

278.6 °F - Pensky-Martens closed cup

flash_point_c

137 °C - Pensky-Martens closed cup

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Eyeshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter



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Magnetic nanoparticles have attracted tremendous attention due to their novel properties and their potential applications in magnetic recording, magnetic energy storage and biomedicine.


Active cobalt catalyst for the cleavage of benzyl ether
Wang B, et al.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 76, 9531-9535 (2011)
Adam Kimbrough et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117(4), 2149-2159 (2020-01-16)
Alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence are key factors in the development of alcohol use disorder, which is a pervasive societal problem with substantial economic, medical, and psychiatric consequences. Although our understanding of the neurocircuitry that underlies alcohol use has improved
One-pot synthesis of mesoporous ZrPW solid acid catalyst for liquid phase benzylation of anisole
Miao Z, et al.
Catalysis Science & Technology, 4, 838-850 (2014)



Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
108014-3KG04061838677761
108014-1KG04061838677464
108014-25G04061838677471